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Forty-four percent of attorneys said they've seen an increase in women asking for prenuptial agreements over the last five years. American Academy of |
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MUST READ The picture of equality looks awfully strange to Kim Shamsky. The 47-year-old business owner pays her ex, a 65-year-old retired major league baseball player, thousands per month in temporary spousal support. He's not seeking alimony to help pay for the kids' birthday parties, since they don't have children. Nor was he instrumental in building her business. They married seven years after she started a handful of staffing firms and amassed a small fortune on her own.The daughter of a New York City taxi driver, Shamsky started her first staffing agency at the age of 27 with the help of a 21 percent loan. Not only was she able to make her first business profitable, but she's also worked furiously to ensure the success of all five businesses she's started since. Small wonder she is outraged at having to pay thousands of dollars a month to her ex. "He used to scream and throw tantrums and demand more money," Shamsky says of her ex-husband. "It was like he thought, 'Hey, you have money, why shouldn't I?'" She adds flatly: "I will never marry again. And I'm getting T-shirts made with the word 'Prenup' written across the chest."
PINK makes the case for prenups for women in this article in the Feb.March issue, on newsstands now.
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