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When you move in with your significant other,

How do decide who pays the bills.? Or do you join your money together? Especially if one of you makes a significantly more amount of money.
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Heartlander · 80-89, M
A family friend moved in with her unemployed boyfriend and opened a joint bank account, depositing her paychecks there. Then one day the State of I----- swooped in and took every penny in that joint account because boyfriend had not lived up to his child-care $$ obligations from a previous marriage.

Duhhh??? joint accounts give all parties the right to 100% of that account, and also gives the courts access to 100% when satisfying judgements, regardless of who put the money there.

Suggestion: When pooling resources, be sure to know the other person's financial history.