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Your marital money rights: A quiz
Can men get alimony? Am I on the hook for my wife's debts? What if I want to cut my husband out of my will? Find out how much you know.
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Question:
My husband brings home a big paycheck and has a seven-figure retirement plan. When I die, I'd rather leave my money to my adult son, a hip-hop poet who doesn't earn much.
Can I cut my spouse out of my will?
By
Marlys Harris
, Money Magazine editor-at-large
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Last updated June 11 2008: 4:28 PM ET
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