Are marriage laws bad in anglosaxon countries only, or in western europe as well?

[Chocolate Muffin]

I've seen countless of threads talking about how marriage laws in the usa / australia are way in the favor of women, that you should never marry there, etc.

As a 34 years old french gentleman, I have not yet looked into french laws in details but I know that we have different types of marriages. One of them is "biens séparés" which means that you keep your bank accounts separated. Seems like you can't get your money taken away from you in case of divorce.

Isn't there something similar in anglosaxon countries?

 

[Chocolate Muffin]

@Fruitbat Thanks for the clear and detailed answer.

I think I read that in France the monthly pension in case of children is not that high. Something around $1000 / month. But I would be very interested in there are French gentlemen who are on this forum, to talk about their experiences.

 

[ubercat]

Be careful of joint accounts too. My British mate had a false complaint of threatening behaviour made against him by his ex they threw him out of the apartment he owned because she said she lived there and froze all his money which was in a joint account. And the really fun part is no proof is required. That's how it is in Australia and New Zealand I don't know how it is in Britain. BTW she got the apartment in the settlement because all of his money was frozen and he didn't have money to fight properly in the courts. And if you think your little cupcake wouldn't do that study your Shakespeare hell hath no Fury