A prenuptial agreement can be a great way to protect your financial interests before you tie the knot. It can let you and your spouse focus on building a strong and successful marriage without having to worry about financial issues. Yet sometimes these marriages don’t...
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Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
How can a prenuptial agreement protect finances in a divorce?
A California prenuptial agreement might be difficult to discuss in contemplation of a marriage. However, for many people, their finances are such that they need to protect themselves. This could be true for one prospective spouse or both. Although there is negative...
How do I ensure my prenuptial or postnuptial agreement is fair?
In California, the idea of a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement is often automatically perceived as people who are trying to have it invalidated as part of a contentious divorce. This is understandable given the number of high-profile cases that are centered around...
Four key considerations when creating a prenuptial agreement
Entering into a marriage is a major decision. While there are certainly emotional implications, tying the knot also has a significant number of financial ramifications, too. To start, moving forward, many of your assets may be considered community in nature, which...
Should I consider a postnuptial agreement?
For many people, a prenuptial agreement is a worthwhile document to have. Based on state law, it can dictate how people will deal with property, support and more if the marriage happens to fall on hard times and end in divorce. In some cases, however, people do not...
Important purposes of a prenuptial agreement
Prenuptial agreements can help future spouses entering into a marriage in a variety of circumstances not limited to situations prenuptial agreements are commonly associated with. When a couple decides to marry, they should be familiar with when a prenuptial agreement...
Reasons and requirements for a postnuptial agreement
A postnuptial agreement is completed after a couple marries and like a prenuptial agreement, it can offer protection to both parties in the event of a divorce. It sets out the couple’s intentions for how their assets will be divided. Reasons for the agreement...
When is a prenuptial agreement unenforceable?
There are a lot of decisions to make and conversations to have with a prospective marital partner when marriage talks begin. California residents may wish to know if their potential spouses want kids or have plans to change careers within their lifetimes. They may...
Singer in contentious conservatorship plans prenuptial agreement
In California, there are many people who have accrued substantial assets and want to protect themselves before they get married. Often, these individuals are in the entertainment industry. However, anyone who has much to lose if they get divorced should consider a...
Prenuptial agreements can save money before you say “I do!”
Marriages represent, ideally, the consummation of complete love and devotion by both spouses to the other unconditionally with no time limit. Californians agreed in 2020, spending lavishly on the idea. Despite the dour sentiment, many of those couples should consider...