We have 2 kids. All property is in my name alone. I am the only one working.
This situation works out fine, as 1 since I file taxes as head of household, and she files single, we never end up owing money come tax time. If we were married, we’d have a slight tax benefit, but not really much. Also since I technically make enough money to be in the bottom of the bracket that doesn’t qualify for state and federal benefits for the kids. So if we got married our kids would lose state insurance, which is good and covers everything, and instead i’d have to up my work insurance to cover my whole family, which is bad, barely covers anything, and is expensive.
The benefits of marriage are nothing, and the negatives of it are very damaging. We are barely scraping by as we are, so no marriage.
We have 2 kids. All property is in my name alone. I am the only one working.
This situation works out fine, as 1 since I file taxes as head of household, and she files single, we never end up owing money come tax time. If we were married, we’d have a slight tax benefit, but not really much. Also since I technically make enough money to be in the bottom of the bracket that doesn’t qualify for state and federal benefits for the kids. So if we got married our kids would lose state insurance, which is good and covers everything, and instead i’d have to up my work insurance to cover my whole family, which is bad, barely covers anything, and is expensive.
The benefits of marriage are nothing, and the negatives of it are very damaging. We are barely scraping by as we are, so no marriage.