Contrary to popular opinion, prenups are not just for the rich. But who are they appropriate for and how to you go about making one? Prenuptial agreements, “prenups” for short, are written contracts ...

Can prenuptial agreements be made "bulletproof," that is, immune from the challenges and vagaries of litigation? Perhaps not entirely, but with certain precautions, many of those agreements can be ...

A prenuptial agreement is entered into by a couple before marriage to address the rights and obligations that accrue in the event of a termination of the marriage by divorce or death. In the United ...

When you're planning a wedding, discussing a prenuptial agreement with your soon-to-be spouse may not seem exciting or may even feel uncomfortable. Yet, no one knows what the future holds, and a ...

Prenups protect assets in a divorce, with increasing popularity among younger couples. They detail division of assets, liabilities, alimony, and occasionally pet custody. Effective prenups reduce ...

If you had asked your intended spouse for a prenuptial agreementa decade or so ago, you might have gotten a defiant scowl or the cold shoulder. But over the past several years, prenuptial agreements ...

This article provides a discussion of the various things courts consider when deciding whether to enforce a choice of law clause in prenuptial agreements. Laws governing divorce vary—often wildly—from ...

“The reasons for creating prenuptial agreements are very clear,” says RoseAnn Branda, executive partner at Abrams Fensterman and one of New York’s foremost family and divorce lawyers. “They’re used to ...

Few people get married thinking they’re going to get divorced. Or about divvying up money or assets after a marriage ends. But more brides- and grooms-to-be are considering that scenario, especially ...

NEW YORK — Longtime celebrity watchers may not have been shocked when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, but what was surprising was that Lopez’s divorce petition did not include any ...

PASADENA – Statistics show that about half of the marriages in America end in divorce. But while the number of couples entering into prenuptial and postnuptial agreements continues to rise, fewer and ...