There is a story trending on social media about how PSG footballer-Achraf Hakimi’s wife who is divorcing him with the intention of getting assets and millions has gotten nothing because the footballer has had all his assets and monies in his mother’s name.
Of course, this is not true—because the law does not work that way anywhere. Laws are written to deal with such acts of cunningness.
However, the wide interest of African men in this story indicates that a lot of men think women unfairly benefit when relationships breakdown and they ought to do something drastic about this.
I am actually perplexed that a lot of African men do not have sufficient knowledge about asset protection strategies—from pre-nuptial agreements to holding assets in various forms of trust.
A lot of rich and smart men employ various asset protection vehicles—which are legal—to protect what they have inherited or worked hard to achieve.
I always say that, if I am ever going to leave something of huge value to a child, I will have the responsibility to protect that asset as far as I want—to prevent some opportunist man or woman coming to take charge by virtue of marriage.
Personally, I don’t really have any assets or hold anything in this life (of course I am a poor minimalist interested in gathering memories and experiences instead of assets) but then again if I become a millionaire, I wouldn’t still have much in my name anyway.
Life is about being intentional about everything including intentionally protecting what you own.
Be smart so that another person does not take you for the circus. Men ought to be smart in their quest for love and companionship.
NOTE: Also, in most jurisdictions such as England, what a party did that led to the breakdown of a marriage such as if the person cheated or not does not affect financial matter—it doesn’t matter or affect anything when assets are being shared so if the footballer cheated or not, it may be irrelevant to asset distributions.
Source:Chris-Vincent Agyapong
