Prenuptial Agreements
Tying the Financial Knot
A marriage marks the beginning of two individuals sharing their lives together. The newlywed period is a time for a lot of excitement and change. During this period of time, it is important to sit down with your partner and have some important discussions. Finances, while not a particularly exhilarating topic, is one that must…
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The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article about the increasingly popular prenuptial agreement. A prenuptial agreement is a written contract entered into before marriage, or during marriage in the case of a postnuptial agreement, that discusses what will happen to the couple’s assets should the marriage end in divorce or death. It is not…
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