Military Wedding Planning: Do I Need a Prenup?
Military couples face unique challenges, and while they might not have some of the circumstances that lead some couples to write a prenup, military couples sometimes face situations that a prenuptial agreement can address. Frequent moves due to recurrent deployments, for example, can impact the career and earnings of a civilian spouse. Not all states […]
Do I Need a Prenuptial Agreement for my Gray Marriage?
Americans over 50 have lived through some of the most radical transformations of American family life, divorce, and marriage—and as the Baby Boomers get older, they continue to transform the landscape of remarriage. Gray divorce researchers and sociologists Susan L. Brown, I-Fen Lin, and others, write that 22% of women and 37% of men remarried […]
Prenups for LGBTQ Couples in Washington
LGBTQ couples have the same right to marry and divorce as heterosexual couples, meaning that LGBTQ prenuptial agreements work the same way they would for couples in heterosexual relationships. A prenuptial agreement is a contractual agreement made before marriage (if the agreement is made after marriage it is known as a postnuptial agreement) that allows […]
Prenuptial Agreement Templates: What You Should Know
When planning your wedding, it’s understandable to want to cut your costs. One way that couples might try to save money is by using a prenuptial agreement template or low-cost flat fee prenup service. The problem with many of these solutions is that they tend to be generic and may be very limited in what […]
Does Your Prenuptial Agreement Pass the Fairness Test in Washington State?
Whether you’re thinking about writing a prenuptial agreement, are getting divorced and want to challenge a prenuptial agreement, or think it’s time to take a second look at a prenuptial agreement you wrote years ago, one of the key questions you’ll need to ask when assessing the prenuptial agreement’s validity is this one: “Does my […]
Estate Planning, Prenups, and Adoption: Family Mediators in Seattle Offer Support Beyond Divorce
Family mediators help couples and families work through difficult family issues. We often think about family mediators as working with divorced couples, but family mediators can do so much more. They can assist couples who are planning to get married with their prenuptial agreements. A mediator can help a couple discuss sensitive topics and work […]
What to Include in a Prenup in Washington State
Marriage doesn’t just change your relationship to your partner, it changes your relationship to your money. Without a prenuptial agreement, marital property is subject to Washington’s community property laws. A prenuptial agreement in Washington state is a contract that allows you and your partner to decide how marriage will affect your property, assets, income, and […]
Postnuptial vs. Prenuptial Agreements in Washington State
The main difference between a prenuptial agreement and a postnuptial agreement is the timing. A prenuptial agreement is created and signed before a couple gets married, while a postnuptial agreement is created and signed after a couple gets married. Yet, when it comes to prenups, timing is everything, and can have implications for the enforceability […]
Ironclad Prenup
The concept of the ironclad prenup has gained some traction in recent years thanks largely to media coverage. Read through any recent celebrity divorce article and you’ll likely come across someone’s so-called “ironclad prenup” sooner rather than later. With the idea being picked up by major media outlets like Forbes, where you can read about […]
Prenup Lawyer in Seattle, Washington
A prenup, or prenuptial agreement is a legal agreement signed by both spouses before they get married. Couples can also sign these agreements after they get married, but in this case, they are called postnuptial agreements. A prenup basically outlines how you and your spouse would divide assets should you ever choose to get divorced […]