{"id":5575,"date":"2014-01-14T15:54:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T23:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noomii.com\/blog\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2014-01-14T15:54:42","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T23:54:42","slug":"marriage-financial-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noomii.com\/blog\/?p=5575","title":{"rendered":"3 Steps to Handle Marriage Financial Disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Marriage\r\n\r\n

In the U.S., most of us grow up envisioning a starry-eyed future that includes a white picket fence, beautiful house, great car in the driveway and that perfect partner beaming an even more perfect smile. Unfortunately, reality isn\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2t quite so simple. In fact, you could call the U.S. a land of divorce\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u009dwhere 50 percent of the marriages are doomed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Reality is that the white picket fence scenario may not be in the cards. The job market is still bleak and people are still hurting from the economic recession that began in 2008. In fact, according to CNBC<\/a>, new job growth is the weakest it has been in the past three years. And according to a 2011 study<\/a> by the University of Missouri, low-income couples who receive government assistance (like Medicaid and Food Stamps) are less happy and committed in their marriages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Of all the various reasons that lead to failed marriages (abuse, infidelity, distrust, addictions, etc.), money continues to be the biggest one; and it makes sense. Finances can easily draw two people apart\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u009d creating a variety of marriage financial disputes that snowball out of control. For instance:<\/p>\r\n\r\n