-consuming). When a woman dies intestate (without a will), the distribution of her assets will be delayed. This scenario
is especially problematic when real estate is involved and further postpones the final dispensing of any material
resources.
• 2. Has not established their own credit. Married women may not realize the importance of establishing their own
credit history independent of their spouse's. If they divorce or their husband dies, this lack of credit can make
obtaining loans, making large purchases, etc...troublesome or even impossible.
• 3. Remarrying before children are raised contributes to a variety of child support issues as well as being forced to
deal with the troubling (and emotionally exhausting) decision as to which parent will obtain primary custody of the
children. Even after these difficult decisions have been made by a court, it is not unusual for older children to voice
their desire to change which parent they want to live with (often the preference is to move away from the parent with
the more stringent home guidelines to the parent with fewer controls/in-house rules/etc...).
• 4. Divorcing before the tenth wedding anniversary. If a marriage ends prior to the tenth year, a woman will lose her
social security benefits option. When a couple passes that key ten-year mark, a woman can, upon retirement, (or
current eligible age) receive social security benefits based upon her ex-husband's work history.
• 5. Failing to review how marital assets are filed. In order to avoid lengthy probate proceedings after one spouse dies,
assets such as real estate, automobiles, and financial accounts should be titled jointly with survivorship rights or POD
(payable on death).
Contributor/Author/Writer:
Michele Howe is a book reviewer for Publishers Weekly, FaithfulReader.com, Aspiring Retail and has published over
900 articles/reviews. She works as a manuscript critique editor for the Christian Communicator and writes on women's
health issues for the Toledo Free Press, CatholicMom.com, Radiant, Monore Journal, CBN.com, Radiant, Godly
Businesswoman, Women of Faith, and Esprit.
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