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When self-employed spouses don’t pay for family expenses

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Spouses who don't contribute to family expenses will usually get a lot less in matrimonial assets if their marriages fail.

Spouses who don't contribute to family expenses will usually get a lot less in matrimonial assets if their marriages fail.

ST ILLUSTRATION: CEL GULAPA

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When love is all but lost, dollars and cents tend to be what matter most in a marriage, as an entrepreneur with several failed ventures found out.

The 47-year-old man started five companies during his 15-year marriage – including two related to investments and a tech start-up that provided queue management services.

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