After the divorce is filed, (OK, let’s be serious…after she files) you will be served with a temporary order that bars removing personal property, hiding assets, harassing the other party, etc. If she violates this order and cleans out the house, which her attorney will advise her to do, you will probably never get your stuff back. If you do this to her, after you get served with the order, you will possibly be in trouble if they can prove it. It sucks to lose all the stuff you paid for and spent years getting, especially if the wife never helped and *****ed about you having all that stuff. Never mind the ***** has four big boxes of new shoes in the garage that you paid for.
Solution: First, let me be clear, I do not advocate breaking the law. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT, you will get into more trouble (sometimes it’s worth it). However, it really sucks that life isn’t always fair. Sucks for you AND sucks for her. Also, bear in mind, if she can prove that an asset was there and now is gone, it can be included in the property settlement if it disappeared in the YEAR before the divorce. So……Seriously guys…… Most of us knew, or should have known, the divorce was coming. If you are married, and clean out the house, BEFORE you get served, it’s yours. She will have to prove that you have all that “stuff”. Hard to value it for the property division if it isn’t there. Use a friend you can trust and get a storage shed in his name and store “YOUR” stuff there. Get one a few miles away from where you live. Secure your documents (birth certificate(s), vehicle titles, insurance documents, etc) in a fire proof safe at a safe location. Her attorney will tell her to steal, oops I mean “secure”, them before the divorce. Do not give them the chance. Keep your mouth shut about this. If you are married, and less than 100% happy, realize you are on a slippery slope. Put your documents in a safe place NOW. The time, money and stress these missing documents will cause is staggering. That’s why they take them. In court, the phrase “your honor, I do not have any of the items that they are referring to” will be your friend.
Hapo ndio mtajua what custodial services mean. The amount of properties women own utashangaa, obviously through mischievous means. As a ktalk millionaire, all my assets and bank accounts are registered in a company, directors obviously ni wazazi na 10% share. Ati mkebe ya makaa ni 60bob, woi!
A trust is better than a Company. A company only limits personal liability for a business’ debt. Personal debts cannot be protected by a company otherwise owning shares would be a way to protect yourself from liability. A trust puts ownership of your assets in another entity. However depending on the country you’re in you might be made to pay for obligations and liabilities.
TL;DR A company will not save you if you are in debt.
To counter this, I advise ALL men to keep a personal emergency account, in your name only, and keep it a secret. A credit card in your name only, not joint, will also serve you well. Remember - use it only in an emergency of this type, otherwise secret. In that journal, at the top of every page, write “[SIZE=5]for my attorney only[/SIZE]”. It then becomes protected information.