Women are taught from childhood to value caregiving and relationships over financial security. Financial dependence can form gradually when women step away from careers to handle family responsibilities. Emotional investment in a relationship can also reduce motivation to plan for the possibility of divorce. Even accomplished women with access to education and opportunity may still relinquish financial control to a spouse. Divorce experiences can reveal how long-term financial well-being may be compromised when income, assets, and decision-making are left in another person’s hands. The result is limited personal resources if a partner leaves.
"As she was a product of generational wealth and opportunity, including university and law school at prestigious institutions, it is at first hard to understand how such an accomplished and privileged woman could compromise her financial footing so willingly. As a divorce attorney, I'm not surprised. Not only do I see it every day, but on the cusp of my own divorce, I was, in many ways, like her."
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