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What is a Prenuptial Agreement?
Home » Divorce » Prenuptial Agreements » What is a Prenuptial Agreement?A prenuptial agreement which is also widely known as a prenup is a legal contract that a couple enters into before they are married or enter into a civil union. Prenups include provisions for certain things such as the financial matters if one partner dies or the couple divorces. Couples can also add non financial provisions into the prenup. The provisions that are added into a prenup are under the discretion of the couple entering into the contract. The provisions vary from each separate contract and couple. There are basically 3 things couples entering into a prenup should remember: make sure each person provides full and fair disclosure in the matters involved in the prenup, each partner is represented by separate legal counsel, and they allow enough time before the wedding or civil union to get the contract properly completed. These private agreements are legal in all 50 states and override state law as well as family and probate courts.
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