Category: Prenuptial Agreements

Many family law commentators across the country have been noting for several years now the growing acceptance of prenuptial agreements and marital contracts generally (including postnuptial agreements) among an ever-larger American audience. For many, the stigma once undeniably associated with a written understanding regarding asset preservation and division in the event of a divorce has […]

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A family law case that is exhaustively working its way through the court system in another state has broad relevance in other states as well, including in Georgia. The matter underscores the importance of working with an experienced attorney where important legal instruments are concerned. A New York couple was married in 1997 and filed […]

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If Crystal Harris wanted to have a bit of notoriety attached to her marriage, mission accomplished. For starters, Harris, 26, married a man 60 years her senior in California on New Year’s Day. Second, her husband is decidedly wealthy, with multiple and lavish homes and an estimated personal net worth of scores of millions of […]

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An increasing number of people across the country, including in Georgia, have a much clearer notion these days than in previous years of what a carefully considered and drafted premarital contract can do. Foremost, a prenuptial agreement can be a highly suitable and effective planning tool for the future. It can go far toward reducing […]

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We have discussed the utility and growing popularity of both prenuptial agreements and postnuptial contracts (separation agreements) for many couples in prior blog posts, including our immediately preceding entry. Suffice to say that, as one divorce attorney notes, such agreements are “not taboo anymore” and feature in far more marriages than was the case in […]

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The term “prenup” has become widely known in modern America. Perhaps this is because prenuptial agreements are used in so many celebrity marriages. In any case, a prenup gives a couple about to tie the knot clear guidelines about who would get what if the marriage were to end. Postnuptial agreements are probably less well […]

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A prenuptial agreement is simply an agreement between people who are about to be married to divide property or other financial interests in a designated way. The popularity of such agreements continues to increase, in the Atlanta area and across the country. There are many reasons for the increase. For one thing, people keep getting […]

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“In every single state, a wealthy person is better with a prenup.” So says a close observer of the recent marriage of astronomically wealthy Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who adds that he “cannot comprehend Zuckerberg marrying without one.” So, did Zuckerberg and his new bride, pediatrician Priscilla Chan, execute a prenuptial agreement? No one seems […]

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Even successful marriages end when one of their members passes away. To protect yourself against the pitfalls of divorce and death, many financial and marital experts recommend executing a prenuptial agreement. One common misconception about this agreement is that it is only needed to protect significant assets carried into the marriage by either party. Although […]

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We have remarked in previous posts that, notwithstanding the entertainment value some people might derive from celebrity tales that occasionally dominate media headlines for a time, those stories can be widely instructive regarding family matters and other issues. Consider the recent Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver marital split, for instance. One matter that has many […]

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