Husband Demands Wife Sign Prenup Six Years Into Marriage: ‘Completely Shocked’

A woman on Reddit says she was blindsided and "shocked" when her husband of six years suddenly asked her to sign a prenup.

"My husband and I have been married for six years and together for 10. We have three kids. When we got married, we were both pharmacists. Two years into our marriage, my husband opened a family business with his father, and the business is doing really well. My husband gets 50 percent of the net revenue and owns a good amount of money, but everything is tied up in the company, and the balance is updated every year as the business grows," she began.

Now, however, her father-in-law is worried about what she might get financially in the event of a divorce. However, the couple already reached an agreement before they got married.

"His father is worried that if we ever get divorced, I’ll ask for half of the business’s money, so he wants me to sign a document relinquishing that right. For context, we’re Muslims, and in Islam, a woman is entitled to what was agreed upon prior to marriage in case of divorce. For me, that amount is around $120,000, and our house is already 50/50, so I wouldn’t ask for anything more. However, I don’t want to sign anything—I feel my husband should trust me when I say I would never ask for half of his share in the business. I also pointed out that his dad didn’t ask his mom to sign such a document, so why should I have to?" she shared.

"I asked him, 'How can you say I’m not entitled to anything?' I work my a-- off from 9 to 5, then come home to cook, take care of the kids, and handle bedtime. And at the end of the month, I don’t see a penny—everything goes to the bills. Sure, he pays for our trips, clothes, and gifts, but I never ask for anything or tell him what to buy me," the woman continued.

"Then I brought up religion. I told him, 'If you want to talk about religion, let’s be fair about it. Islamically, my money is my own, and you’re not supposed to use it. If that’s the case, I want every dollar I earned back—around $300,000 for the five years I worked.' I also told him that if he really wants me to sign, I will—but with my own lawyer. Because apparently, I’ve been too naïve and should have known better," she concluded, adding that she's agreed to meet with their accountant to discuss the situation but that her husband has since backed off on the idea of a prenup.

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Users in the comments section sounded off with their support for the frustrated wife.

"He only backed down when he thought he would have to pay $300,000 back to her," one person wrote.

"Changed his tune after realizing he might have to give up $300,000 real fast, huh?" someone else commented.

"I think he is cheating and daddy dearest knows all about it. She needs her own attorney (not an accountant for God's sake) to draw up a postnup that provides her with half of everything and 75 percent in the case of hubby cheating," another chimed in.

"Would definitely still consult a lawyer," someone else suggested.