Marital Agreements Lawyer

Our family law attorneys draft prenuptial, postnuptial, and cohabitation agreements that are custom-tailored to each client’s unique personal circumstances.

Prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, and cohabitation agreements each serve several important purposes. Whether you are engaged, married, or living with your partner, there are issues ranging from day-to-day life management to estate planning that you can – and should – address in writing in order to avoid unnecessary disagreements and uncertainty down the road. These agreements can serve not only to formalize the understanding between spouses (or spouses-to-be) and unmarried partners, but to protect family members and other loved ones as well.

At Jones Family Law Group, LLC, our dedicated marital agreements lawyers work closely with our clients to prepare personalized agreements that protect their interests while providing clarity for the road ahead. Preparing a prenuptial, postnuptial, or cohabitation agreement does not have to be (and in fact shouldn’t be) an uncomfortable or adversarial process. Our attorneys will guide you through the process and help you make informed, confident decisions every step of the way.

Our family law attorneys draft prenuptial, postnuptial, and cohabitation agreements that are custom-tailored to each client’s unique personal circumstances.

Prenuptial Agreements

Spouses-to-be regularly sign prenuptial agreements for a variety of different reasons. Perhaps one fiancé has children from a prior marriage and both parties agree that those children should retain certain property rights or assets. Or, maybe one fiancé has substantial property that he or she prefers not to become joint property once they say, “I do.”

Whatever your reason for considering a prenup, when you sit down with us to discuss the terms of your agreement, a marital agreements attorney will help you consider all of the different issues that fiancés commonly address in their prenups. These include things like:

 

  • Identifying certain assets as separate property (such as heirlooms or an interest in a family business)
  • Providing for children from prior marriages
  • Shielding personal debts
  • Tax and financial planning
  • Clarifying responsibilities during the marriage, including who will be responsible for household bills, how much money the couple will set aside for savings, and how to make decisions on major purchases.

Prenuptial Agreements

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Spouses-to-be regularly sign prenuptial agreements for a variety of different reasons. Perhaps one fiancé has children from a prior marriage and both parties agree that those children should retain certain property rights or assets. Or, maybe one fiancé has substantial property that he or she prefers not to become joint property once they say, “I do.”

Whatever your reason for considering a prenup, when you sit down with us to discuss the terms of your agreement, a marital agreements attorney will help you consider all of the different issues that fiancés commonly address in their prenups. These include things like:

 

  • Identifying certain assets as separate property (such as heirlooms or an interest in a family business)
  • Providing for children from prior marriages
  • Shielding personal debts
  • Tax and financial planning
  • Clarifying responsibilities during the marriage, including who will be responsible for household bills, how much money the couple will set aside for savings, and how to make decisions on major purchases.

Postnuptial & Cohabitation Agreements

A postnuptial agreement will generally serve the same purposes and be subject to the same legal principles as a prenuptial agreement – the only difference being that it is signed after you get married, not beforehand. Spouses enter into postnuptial agreements for a variety of different reasons, ranging from running out of time to sign a prenup to encountering new circumstances (for example, as the result of a substantial inheritance) that counsel in favor of putting an agreement in place.

A cohabitation agreement is a formal written agreement between partners who choose to live together without getting married. Similar to prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements can cover a wide range of issues, including those listed above. However, since the laws that apply to married couples do not apply to unmarried cohabitants, cohabitation agreements frequently cover a number of additional topics as well.

Postnuptial & Cohabitation Agreements

A postnuptial agreement will generally serve the same purposes and be subject to the same legal principles as a prenuptial agreement – the only difference being that it is signed after you get married, not beforehand. Spouses enter into postnuptial agreements for a variety of different reasons, ranging from running out of time to sign a prenup to encountering new circumstances (for example, as the result of a substantial inheritance) that counsel in favor of putting an agreement in place.

A cohabitation agreement is a formal written agreement between partners who choose to live together without getting married. Similar to prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements can cover a wide range of issues, including those listed above. However, since the laws that apply to married couples do not apply to unmarried cohabitants, cohabitation agreements frequently cover a number of additional topics as well.

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