A prenuptial agreement can add value to your marriage and give you peace of mind. Approaching a discussion about implementing such an agreement requires care. Starting a conversation the right way may increase the chances that your partner understands your intentions....
The benefits of a thoughtful prenuptial agreement
While many localities call it a prenuptial agreement, the Florida courts use the term premarital agreement. For some people, this legal strategy can seem to inject a mercenary approach to a ceremony of love and devotion. Others, though, see it as a way to strengthen...
How should you ask your partner for a prenuptial agreement?
If you're thinking about asking your partner to sign a prenuptial agreement before your wedding day, you may have some fears about their reaction.The way you ask for a prenuptial agreement is every bit as important as what you include in it. If you take the right...
Mediation can make it easier to write a prenuptial agreement
Prenuptial agreements are generally a good idea. They clear up uncertainty that could turn a problem with the relationship into a chaotic battle fraught with emotional and actual losses. But many people associate "prenups" with mistrust. Why would someone in love ever...
Prenuptial agreements are important and often inexpensive
Prenuptial agreements may seem to engaged people in love like something people only ask for when they are not confident in the relationship. Even when people are not reacting emotionally to the question of a prenup, it may not seem like much of an issue if prospective...
What can a person expect from a premarital agreement?
They are usually known as prenuptial agreements, but Florida law considers contracts on how to manage a marriage or a divorce to be a "premarital agreement." These documents can be very useful in the case of conflict or separation.What does a premarital agreement help...
How do prenuptial agreements smooth the path to marriage?
Most people bring a significant amount of personal property and assets to a marriage, especially if they are marrying later in life. Many people who are engaged for the second or third time have learned a valuable lesson about what to expect from divorce. But all...
Do prenuptial agreements help or hurt new marriages?
A parent wants to protect children from an earlier marriage. A business owner needs to clarify the future of the enterprise for partners or employees. A person has a big inheritance coming. There are many obvious reasons for a prenuptial agreement, but some of the...
Who needs a prenuptial agreement and why?
The idea of a prenuptial agreement can be contentious between fiances, but there are no drawbacks to a contract that safeguards individuals' futures. No one gets married thinking about how to handle its end, but there are some people who are more likely to enjoy the...
Young couples using prenuptial agreements more than before
People who have been around the block a few times may say that careless love is for the young. The youngest generation to be married right now, however, is being less careless with love than their parents may have been.Prenuptial agreements, previously thought only to...
