About Premarital / Prenuptial Agreement Legal Forms Software
What is the Premarital / Prenuptial Agreement Legal Forms software?
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Were you aware that with the recent increase in the number of marriages
between people who have accumulated substantial assets -- especially
those entering second marriages and senior citizen marriages later in
life -- there has arisne a greater need for couples to create a
Premarital Agreement. A Premarital Agreement (often called a Prenuptial
Agreement or 'Pre-Nup) details in advance any and all financial
structures should the marriage come to an end, leaving both persons
(and the heirs of those persons) protected and secure. Standard Legal
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If you have any significant amount of money or assets, and are contemplating marriage, it may be wise to address the marital
expectations of those assets and protect your heirs by creating a
Premarital Agreement.
(While creating this type of agreement can sometimes make the persons
getting married uncomfortable, it's still something that should be
done: it makes sense to discuss the types of financial and custody
issues covered in the agreement before marriage, so that each person
knows the other's expectations in advance. Quite simply, the successful
discussion of the issues covered in a Premarital Agreement show your
ability to communicate as a couple within your partnership!)
What Is a Prenup?
A Premarital Agreement, also called a "pre-nuptial" or an "ante-nuptial
agreement" -- but commonly known as a "prenup", is a binding legal
contract entered into by and between competent adults who are
contemplating marriage.
The Premarital Agreement allows the parties to determine their
community property rights and financial responsibilities upon the
consummation of the marriage.
A Premarital Agreement defines the rights of each party prior to
marriage. This can be important if one (or both) prospective spouse has
accumulated assets they wish to protect prior to entering into the new
marriage.
The pre-marital agreement also allows each party to the Agreement to
provide that their assets -- or at least a large portion of them -- go
to their children in the event of their death.
The Premarital Agreement is enforceable only if signed with the willing
consent of both parties to the prospective marriage. That is, neither
party can be under duress, pressure or force from the other party or
some outside source. Only after the parties have made full disclosure
of each other's financial situation to the other can a "prenup" be
signed.
If
the marriage contemplated by the prospective spouses never occurs, the
Premarital Agreement shall have no force or effect.
In executing a Premarital Agreement the parties can avoid or alter
current community property laws with regards to property already owned
by the parties prior to marriage.
While the Premarital Agreement provides that assets or property owned
by one of the spouses prior to the marriage remains the property of
that spouse upon the dissolution of the marriage (and our Premarital
Agreement allows for the full and complete disclosure of such property
or assets on easy-to-use schedules), the Agreement provides that any
asset or property acquired AFTER the marriage shall be owned by both
parties jointly, with the right of survivorship.
The Premarital Agreement provided with this software also states that
debts of one spouse shall not, before marriage, be the responsibility
of the other party to the Agreement after the marriage is entered into
and that debts of one spouse shall not, after the marriage, be the
responsibility of the other party to the Agreement without the other
spouse's written Agreement.
If you and your future spouse determine that creating a Premarital
Agreement will provide clarity, security and harmony as you move into
this new stage of your life, then the legal forms provided within this
Standard Legal Software package are for you.
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