Prenuptial Agreement Overview:
A Prenuptial Agreement is a contract between two people who are planning to get married, and want to put certain terms into a legally binding document so they can avoid potentially divisive issues that could come up in case of a legal separation or divorce. Typically, a couple will list all of the property and debts each person owns prior to getting married and spell out in detail what each person's rights will be in the property (and debts) after they are married. If you don't have a prenuptial agreement, your State's law will decide what happens to property you acquire during marriage and what happens to property at divorce or if one spouse dies.
Other common prenuptial agreement clauses state that all separate property of a spouse remains his or her separate property during the marriage; that each spouse is responsible for his or her own pre-marital debts; that each spouse gives up the right to claim a share of the surviving spouse's separate property at the time of his or her death; that all property acquired during marriage by a spouse will remain his or her own separate property; how property will be divided at the time of divorce and how household expenses will be paid.
Prenuptial agreements must be in writing in all States and signed by both parties to be enforceable in court. Some States require that the agreement be witnessed and/or notarized. Avoid an expensive legal battle over assets, get a prenuptial agreement before you get married.
Here's how it works:
1) Complete the simple questionnaire: Complete our simple questionnaire and provide us the basic information regarding you and your future spouse.
2) We create your prenuptial agreement. We will review your answers and then prepare your prenuptial agreement.
3) Final Wrap-up. We will send your prenuptial agreement within hours along with specific instructions on what you need to do in order to formalize the agreement.
