When I wanted to marry my husband, he said he wanted to own a nice house first, despite my urges to do it before. (He was a wealthy chemical engineer and still is.) Little did I know (which I know now) is that he wanted to have a nice, valuable house before marriage so he wouldn't have to split it or give it to me in a divorce! The conniving ****er even told that to me to my face! Is there any way to work this out, because he bought the house right before he proposed.

Thank you very much.

Oh, by the way, I live in Louisiana (people are women-haters down here, even the women) so I'm not that hopeful.

Michelle: We bought our house right before marriage also. The house was in both our names (my name now). My ex had substantial money to move on, while I did not, in comparison to him. Several years later, when he paid off his debts, etc., he bought another house. Getting the house or not depends upon many factors such as employability/earning power of both, health of both, length of marriage, whether or not you had kids and stayed home with them for a long time. If you do not already have a Lawyer, you need one ASAP. Do not leave the house without first talking to a Lawyer unless you fear for your own safety and/or the safety of others. Most times in a divorce situation, assets are split 50/50. He got his retirement (401K, etc.) and I got the house. Even so, my Lawyer said I was lucky to have gotten the house (I am also injured) and that it wasn't ordered sold. I had no place to go. I get his social security after he passes because it was a long marriage - 21 yrs. Let us know how it goes. We do care.