Questions tagged [prenuptial-agreement]
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Can a person go to the court if she signed a contract not to go to court?
Suppose a couple signed a prenuptial contract that said they couldn't go to court regarding their divorce and custody of children. Everything must be resolved through mutual consensus and consultation of their respective families.
After some time,…
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What's the point of pre/post-nuptial agreements if they have to be subject to "Fairness and Equity"?
From what I understand, pre/post-nuptial agreements are only enforceable if they fit to "Fairness and Equity" criteria.
If so, what's their point? Fairness/equity is what a judge would do in case of a divorce anyway; which means that an agreement…
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Are prenups legally binding in England?
I have read that prenup agreements are not legally binding in England. Is this correct?
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Is it possible to sign a prenup after marriage (still married but post-nuptial)
Is it possible to sign a prenup after marriage (still married but post-nuptial).
If a couple is married, but now wants to ensure each keep their respective properties, is this possible? Can a “post-nuptial” agreement be made that ensures property is…
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Are there any differences between post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements?
My question asks whether there are any differences between post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements outside of "when it gets signed". In particular:
Are there legal differences between post-nuptial and pre-nuptial agreements?
Are they enforced…
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Is a Prenuptial Agreement a "living document"?
I had a "Property (Contracting Out) Agreement" (Prenup) drawn about the time I got married many years ago.
Recent life events require that I revisit my financial affairs (not related to my Marriage), and my Lawyer advised that a Prenup is a …
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Must we show our prenup agreement to the immigration office/officer?
If two person want to get marry together, but also like to have a prenup agreement as well, and one of the guys is on a non-immigrant student(F-1) visa, should they also provide their prenup agreement to the immigration office/officer during their…
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How do you write a prenup purely for the benefit of your child(ren)?
If there are no kids then you want the prenup to be nothing.
If there are children then you want some sort of clause that means money spent helps them. Like money spent on divorce lawyers means money spent on the child in the future.
Basically is…
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Should "Prenuptial agreement" be provided while getting marriage licence?
If two person want to get married and both are agree with writing a "Prenuptial agreement", should they provide it while they want to get their marriage license or there is no need to provide this agreement anywhere except at the court maybe they…
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What happens when a couple wants to have an unfair prenup?
This question is prompted by a recent one on the topic of prenuptial agreements.
Imagine that Joe and Mary decide on a prenup that states that in case of a divorce Joe gets 90% and Mary 10% of the estate. This split is arguably "unfair" to Mary.
Do…
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