13% of divorcees blame student loans specifically for ending their relationship according to a 2018 study.
has tripled over the same time period, according to a separate report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Committing to someone with that kind of student debt "feels very unfair," said Jacqueline Newman, the managing partner of Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd in New York. "Student loans can really hold you back," she said. For couples just starting out, that burden is having an impact on their lifestyle and ability to buy a home or have children, she added.
Newman advises couples to consider a prenuptial agreement specifying that any money put toward that debt during a marriage would be credited back off the top of the marital assets. That way, the person who is helping pay down the other person's debt would be reimbursed in the case of a split.
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