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Once a couple is married should the husband pay for his wife's car payments?

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What i mean buy this is, if she still has payments on her vehicle should he take over and pay for this or any expenses needed on the car? Example (changing oil, new tires, ect)
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Once a couple is married then expenses become shared expenses. They come out of the joint income, even if not from a joint account. That's the way that it should work. If the debt belongs to one of the couple and they don't work then it needs to be discussed. There is no obligation, it's a decision to make as a couple.
No, she's still a grown ass woman. And she can take care of her damn self. Unless she's not able to work for a period of time because of pregnancy. I'm a believer in both working together to take care of everything. But no everything is not a man's job. And it's very childish to expect a man to do this stuff.
MLGecko46-50, M
If the only reason is simply because he has testicles, no.
Starcrossed41-45, F
... yes and no. Once married the vehicle is a shared asset. The car payment is coming out of your collective pool of money. If one partner pays 100% of it from their income, they'll have less income to put towards other bills/savings. If they separate, the car would be considered in assets to be split. Might as well do bills together and include car payments in the books.
SStarfish
馃槖 no more than she should take over his car payments 馃槖
jasperblue46-50, M
I'm not even married, and I'm paying for my girlfriend's car payments. We picked the car out together though.
midnightroseF
If that's how the couple want to do things. Some couples designate one person to pay all of the bills, some keep all money separate. If the wife is really bad with that kind of stuff, it might be in their best interest to have him make the car payments to get it paid off and make sure her car stays maintained. It's really dependent on the couple.
tallpowerhouseblonde36-40, F
No.She should continue to pay for her own car.
MrsKatherineArch41-45, F
That鈥檚 a discussion that you should have before walking down the aisle. As much as marriage is a beautiful thing, finances are a leading cause of conflict between a married couple. Beginning marriage on a responsible financial foundation makes life a lot easier.
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No. If he also uses the car, then he should contribute to the oil changes and tires. It's still her car, though, and her responsibility to pay it off.
JS199231-35, M
Together you pay any payments. Together you guys share the responsibility

 
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