Prenuptial Agreements

Are you looking to re-marry or marry for the first time? Do you or your potential spouse have significant monetary assets or career potential? Thoughtful and informed consideration must be given to considering whether your particular situation deserves a pre-nuptial agreement. Pre-nuptial agreements can be utilized to protect your assets and/or earning potentials, as well as determine ahead of time how assets and debts would be distributed in the unfortunate event of divorce.

Almost anything is possible in a pre-nuptial agreement as long as the terms of the agreement do not encourage divorce. Often, a pre-nuptial agreement is utilized in order to specify a religion by which children of that marriage will be guided. Sometimes, parties have very specific concerns which they would like set forth as a condition to marriage.

A pre-nuptial agreement can be accomplished without taking the romance out of the equation.

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News about Prenuptial Agreements
Prenup agreement shouldn't be taken lightly (USA Today)
Without proper preparation, a prenuptial agreement can easily be deemed invalid if contested by an angry ex. ...»

Prenuptial agreements: Unromantic, but important (USA Today)
Prenups tackle real estate, division of assets and spousal support in case of divorce or separation. And more of them are being drafted. ...»

More Couples Turning to Prenups Before Marriage (KIAH-TV Houston)
Ohh, to be in love!! Those barefoot walks along the beach, those long stares into each other's eyes, but for some couples bliss becomes a bore. You can go from "I do" to "I need a lawyer." in a few years. A new survey suggests a prenuptial agreement is becoming an increasing part of the legal conver ...»

Mel's mansion for sale (Herald Sun)
MEL Gibson and his soon-to-be ex-wife are selling their family mansion as their divorce proceedings hit the home stretch. ...»

Mel Gibson mansion goes in divorce sale (Daily Telegraph)
MEL GIBSON and his soon to be ex-wife are selling their exclusive family mansion for $A16 million as their divorce proceedings finally hit the home stretch. ...»

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Arundel Digest (The Capital)
ANNAPOLIS - Former county executive Joseph W. Alton Jr. has been acquitted of assaulting his wife, county prosecutors said. Brenda Alton, 45, refused to testify Tuesday against her 90-year-old husband, according to Kristin Fleckenstein, a spokeswoman for the State's Attorney's Office. ...»

Prenup for the Asian male (AsiaOne)
Here's a draft of a prenuptial agreement that Asian men can model after. ...»

Demetria Graves, Attorney and Legal Mentor, Discusses What â€œThe Bachelorâ€ Couple, and Every Couple, Needs to Know ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Attorney at Law and Legal Mentor, Demetria Graves, discusses what "The Bachelor" contestants, Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi, celebrity couples, and every couple should know before saying "I do." ...»

Mary-Kate Olsen â€˜Dumped Boyfriend Over Moneyâ€™ (Showbiz Spy)
MARY-Kate Olsen kicked her boyfriend to the curb after they couldn't agree on a $900 prenuptial agreement, it has been claimed. The 23-year-old star dumped Nate Lowman "“ whom she had dated since 2008 "” several weeks ago, Olsen's rep said last week. "Mary-Kate, who is very much a romantic, knew it ...»