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Jennifer Wilson

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
364 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

One of the divorce attorneys I interviewed for the piece said, you know, she's told her clients, listen, you can absolutely subpoena a chatbot.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

And, you know, she said, I tell all my clients, be careful what you start confiding, how much you start confiding.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

You start telling that chatbot more than you're telling your spouse.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

It can be considered micro-cheating.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

So one of the things that divorce attorneys will tell you is that, listen, even if you don't have a prenup, you do have a prenup because there are the laws that exist, you know, wherever you are, you know, that governing how, you know, assets are split in the event of a divorce.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

If you're in California, it's 50-50.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

If you're in New York, it's, you know, equitable distribution.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

There already is a kind of contract in place.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

I think that I'm okay with the laws that are already on the books.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

But I do think that this is a great thing to think about.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

Like I did find it really educational.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

I didn't know that, for instance, if your partner takes out a car loan, like let's say your partner has like a midlife crisis and like buy some convertible.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

Without your consent.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

Without my consent.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

But only their name is on the car.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

If I benefit from that debt, like for instance, if I maybe maybe I take it for a spin every now and again, like that means it's a marital debt.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

I mean, I think that, you know, these we're talking about millennials and particularly Gen Z, you know, these aren't people who've been married super long yet.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

So we don't exactly know what the effect is.

The New Yorker Radio Hour
Does Every Marriage Need a Prenup?

But what I think the intended effect is that it will benefit women more than existing laws.