Premarital Agreements

Pre-marital agreements can include, but are not limited to:

• Protection of the inheritances of children from a prior marriage
• Separation of responsibility for individual personal debt acquired prior to the marriage
• Negotiation of individual property or personal assets
• Distribution of assets in the event of divorce

Who should consider a premarital agreement?

A couple in which:

• One partner is significantly wealthier than the other
• One or both partners have children from previous relationships
• One or both partners own businesses
• One partner has significant debt prior to the marriage
• One partner plans to leave the workforce to raise children
• One or both partners wish to reinforce existing estate plans