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...
Prenuptial Agreements
A prenup dispute: why a proven attorney is important
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...
Report: Unsurprisingly, Hugh Hefner ties knot with prenup intact
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...
Prenups: Despite a few extreme examples, a solid planning tool
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...
You’ve drafted a premarital contract. Can you void it later?
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,...
Postnuptial Agreements and Peace of Mind
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...
Prenuptial Agreements and Inheritance Protection
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...
Opinion weighs in on Facebook founder’s IPO, marriage and prenup
"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...
Marriage proposals big in February: More support cited for prenups
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...
Prenup a Focus in Schwarzenegger/Shriver Marital Dissolution
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....

