EP: 2148•29 Jul 2025

Divorce Horror Stories How to Protect Your Wealth⎥Ep. 2148

About this episode

Divorce isn’t just emotionally devastating – it can kill your finances. In this episode, we reveal five real-life divorce horror stories and the costly mistakes investors made when their relationships broke down.

Whether it’s family trusts backfiring, prenups falling over, or messy asset disputes, you’ll hear exactly what went wrong – and what you need to do to protect yourself.

You’ll learn:

-5 true stories of Kiwi couples whose breakups destroyed their wealth

-Why even a valid prenup isn’t always enough

-3 lessons to help safeguard your assets before things go bad

Plus, we discuss why so few New Zealanders have relationship property agreements – even when they’re most at risk.

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