Marital Property Agreements

Marital Property Agreements & Pre-Marital Agreements

Protecting your property rights before and during marriage can be a valuable tool in avoiding a protracted and costly divorce.  Clients come to us to guide them in the development and negotiation of pre-marital and post-marital agreements that provide a financial structure for their marriage. These agreements are especially important when one person owns a substantial separate estate before marriage or inherits money during marriage.  Many second marriages involve pre-marital agreements designed to protect assets owned before marriage.  These agreements can help preserve your separate estate by clearly identifying the pre-marital assets, and even agreeing that the income from such assets will remain your separate property.  Post-marital agreements can be used to save marriages by resolving financial disputes that can lead to divorce.