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Should My Fiancee And I Have A Pre-Nuptial Agreement?
Marriage is an economic partnership. You should have full financial disclosure of your fiancee's assets, debts and income before and during the marriage. You should know what your spouse is willing to share with you before the marriage. A pre-marriage agreement, also known as a prenuptial or ante nuptial agreement, is a legal document. It is a contract between you and your fiancee that addresses financial issues and any other issues that are important to you and your fiancée. These other issues may include children, religion, sharing housekeeping tasks and career support. You should have independent legal counsel before signing any agreement. Attached to the agreement should be a financial statement listing all of the assets, debts and income of you and your fiancée.
A pre-marriage agreement allows the marriage to start on a solid
financial foundation. It is a vehicle that helps ensure
communication, protection, planning and financial disclosure
between fiancées. This usually means less friction and more
peace of mind during the marriage.
A pre-marriage agreement can determine what items are to be shared and identified as marital property or what items will be owned only by one spouse and identified as separate property. A prenuptial agreement protects promises made by the monied fiancée to share equally with the non-monied fiancee. People marrying at later stages may have accumulated property and investments that need to be considered. Children of previous marriages and relationships need to be provided for. Existing or future pensions, businesses, educational degrees and debts need to be considered as marital or separate property. Inheritance and gifts may need to be protected. Unless you make a distinct legal contract delineating the assets, any items brought into the marriage and commingled with income or property acquired during the marriage may become an asset of both spouses. If certain separate property appreciates (gains in value) during the marriage then the appreciation could be considered as marital property, unless otherwise stated in a prenuptial agreement.
Getting married is a very happy time in one's life but it also has
important and serious legal and practical meaning. Smart
couple's wedding preparations should include full financial
disclosure, discussion of issues important to each other's life and
consideration of a pre-marriage agreement. Marriage with a
prenuptial agreement can provide love and security.
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Should My Fiancee And I Have A Pre-Nuptial Agreement?
In order to qualify for a New York uncontested, "no-fault" divorce, both parties must agree to the divorce, division of all marital assets, debts, property, custody of the minor children, support for the minor children and spousal maintenance. In an uncontested divorce, the defendant can be served but if he or she does not answer the complaint in divorce then the plaintiff can seek a default judgment in divorce. The defendant can also waive his or her right to answer the complaint.
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