Sutton Stracke’s divorce seemed to have an impact on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star. She is always one to give the advice that women should be involved in marital finances and protect their assets in any way possible.
After having fought to get what she was due in the divorce, Sutton is now advocating for her children. Her ex-husband, Christian Stracke, may potentially remarry. At stake for Porter, James, and Philip, is a hefty inheritance that might get lost in the dynamic of a mixed family.
The topic came up during a family trip
Sutton appeared on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live to discuss how an innocent family vacation opened her eyes to a potential financial disaster.
The RHOBH star took her son to St. Bart’s for his 21st birthday. Her ex-husband was also in attendance with his girlfriend. An uncomfortable conversation came up while there. Co-parenting was never easy.
“My ex-husband brought his girlfriend and she has four children, and I do believe that they are going to get married, and so I was questioning my ex-husband, and all of a sudden, the topic of, ‘What’s going to happen to the money when he dies,’ came up and, you know, you do have to kind of look out for things like this,” Sutton said.
Host Jeff Lewis questioned whether she and Christian invested in “major life insurance.”
Sutton confirmed, “He has life insurance that he has that I get, and I have a life insurance policy on him that I pay for.”
Sutton “will be watching” the situation
In the wake of the families potentially combining, Jeff suggested that Sutton wants “to make sure their inheritance is protected.” She confirmed the statement, but called it a “tricky topic.”
“What happens when he dies with his money,” she said, adding, “he brought up the word inheritance, not me, but I said I will be watching.”
Sutton revealed that Christian’s girlfriend’s four children are the “same ages” as hers. All the more reason to “watching over” the situation. The boutique owner argued that her children should get the “biggest share.”
Jeff asked, “Well, what did he say? Did he agree with you?”
“He didn’t say anything. We stopped the conversation. Money is a very, very taboo subject,” Sutton concluded.
Indeed, such was the dynamic during their marriage as per Sutton’s comments on her former relationship.
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