[sytelus]

> Except for the potential of shared income

Kick here is that there is no such thing. More than 50% marriages end in divorces. And when it does, person who earned the most, loses the most. In states like CA, if you are married to someone for 10 years, you may be held liable o provide lifetime of alimony which can be as much as 50% of your income. It may not happen but there are no guarantees because there are no real laws and judges do whatever the hell they want. One of the lucrative business is divorce lawyer claiming abuses to extract lifetime alimony in states like CA. To that person "shared income" would be a joke.