My fiancée (28F) and I (29M) are getting hitched this year after three and a half years together. I brought up the idea of a prenup, stating that while I don’t expect to use it, if, God forbid, something happened, it would protect us both, especially since she has more value in assets than I.
She asked her father (65M) about this. I asked my mother, who was all on board with us getting one.
We both have substantial value in assets. I have a roughly $300k trust fund which I gain full control of next year, after we get married, and she has a $450k house that she bought, and which I am not on the deed for.
Her father also tends to give her large values of money as gifts and has indicated that he would help us both out financially should we decide to move to another state for her masters degree. I’m the main financial contributor outside of this with roughly $100k in income, and will continue to be so should we move as she’ll be getting a $40k salary cut.
Her father, who is a multi millionaire ironically, indicated to her that getting a prenup is “stupid” unless you have “billions of dollars”. It should be noted that he grew up in a different country and is in a different state from us, so the laws are different.
I want to approach this topic again, but am unsure how to?
TL;DR: both my fiancée and I have substantial assets. Her father says getting a prenup isn’t a good idea. I’m unsure how to proceed.