Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair & Lasting Contract

Plan today for peace of mind tomorrow

Marriage is so much more than a great wedding. It’s also a legal contract that binds two people together in many aspects of life, including finances. If you and your spouse can’t agree on how to divide assets and debts in the event of a split, the state might end up making decisions for you. Fortunately, you can use the guidance and forms in this book to create a customized prenuptial agreement that addresses how to:

• shield each other from debts
• take care of children from a previous marriage
• clarify financial responsibilities
• protect hard-earned assets, and
• much more.

Prenuptial Agreements makes a potentially touchy subject easy to deal with while explaining the foundations of a solid contract. The 7th edition is completely updated to provide the latest laws of your state and includes instructions any couple can use to write a clear agreement.

ISBN-13: 9781413330038

Media Type: Paperback(Seventh Edition)

Publisher: NOLO

Publication Date: 11-29-2022

Pages: 416

Product Dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.15(d)

Katherine E. Stoner is a superior court commissioner in Monterey County, California. Prior to that, she was a certified family law specialist, with a practice focused primarily on family law and mediation. She was a founding member of Collaborative Practice of Monterey County. Katherine has been a trainer at the Center for Mediation in Law in Marin County, California, and is an adjunct faculty member at Monterey College of Law, where she teaches community property, family law, and mediation.

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Table of Contents

Your Prenup Companion 1. A Prenup Primer 2. Is a Prenup Right for You? 3. Deciding on the Specifics 4. Understanding Your State's Law 5. Assembling Your Draft Agreement: The Basics 6. Additional Provisions for Your Prenup 7. Turning Your Draft Into a Binding Agreement 8. Working Together 9. After You've Made a Prenup Appendixes A. How to Use the Downloadable Forms B. Worksheets C. Clauses for Building Your Prenup Index