Food for thought coming over from New York...
Not sure that I agree with the idea of an agreement where during a marriage the wife receives a share of the husband's year end bonus as a reward for their skills as a wife and mother, just as she might if they divorced.
Surely sharing should be implied by the marriage in the first place, but if it works for some couples and prevents arguments leading to separation then it might be worth considering...
Does a wife deserve a monetary “bonus” for exemplary skills in housekeeping and child rearing? In some social circles, this is actually occurring. In fact, the trend was explored recently in a New York Times Op Ed piece, “Poor Little Rich Women,” and I was asked to comment it today on television on Fox29. The concept is that wealthy, educated women who choose to stay home are rewarded for their skills as a wife and mother, sharing in their husband’s year end bonus. It appears that in most instances, this sharing is totally at the discretion of the husband. And while it seems that couples sometimes attempt to memorialize this arrangement by way of a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, the problem is that there is no guarantee of any amount of money to be paid to the housewife.
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