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How can financial infidelity affect a couple’s marriage?

On behalf of Cohen & Lombardo, P.C. • May 23, 2019

It is a leap of faith to decide to marry another person. While love can get a couple pretty far in life, the partners to a union must also have a confidence in each other's power to make decisions that will support their shared and familial interests. When trust issues arise in Buffalo marriages, it can take a lot of work for the partners to get their marriages back in order.

Different problems can cause the solid foundations of a marriage to crumble, and it is an unfortunate truth that money is often the root of those problems. When the partners to a marriage have different spending habits or disagree about how to financially plan for their future, they may discover that they cannot stay married to each other. One financial problem that affects many American couples is financial infidelity, and it entails exactly what readers may expect.

Financial infidelity involves deceit between partners with regard to money issues. It may happen when a person lies to their spouse about how much money they spend, or it may happen when a person takes on debts without their spouse's knowledge. Financial infidelity can break the trust and confidence that partners have in each other and getting past such problems can be impossible for some individuals.

Money issues like financial infidelity are often the causes of divorces for New Yorkers. When partners cannot work together to plan for how their money is used, they may lose confidence in their ability to find common ground with their partners on other issues. A lack of confidence in one's spouse may cause a person to want to make a change, and when divorce is on the table individuals can discuss their questions with trusted divorce and family law attorneys.

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