Marriage involves both personal and financial commitments. Sometimes, couples create a postnuptial agreement to clarify financial expectations and protect assets. Massachusetts law requires these agreements to meet specific legal standards to remain valid. What is a...
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Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements
Prenuptial agreements in Massachusetts
Marriage is a legal contract as much as it is an emotional commitment. This means your rights and responsibilities pertaining to debts and assets change when you become a spouse. The laws of the state will determine which properties are separate and which are marital,...
Prenuptial agreements must protect both parties
Anyone who is thinking of getting married needs to learn a bit about prenuptial agreements, so they can determine whether they need to enter into one or not. There are several things that you can include in the agreement, but there are also several that can't. It is...
Prenups can go beyond only basic asset assignment
A prenuptial agreement protects both individuals from losing out on the assets they deserve and from having to pay for debts that aren't theirs in the event of a divorce. Developing a prenup that is enforceable doesn't have to be a mystifying process. You just need to...
Bring up a prenuptial agreement in the right way
A prenuptial agreement protects you and your future spouse, but it is something that can be hard to discuss with them. This is because of preconceived notions that you are planning for the marriage to fail if you want to have an agreement in place. One thing that both...
Premarital agreements provide important protections
A prenuptial agreement is an important protection for both parties who are getting married. Thinking about these agreements at the beginning of the engagement can help you to ensure that you are getting it all set up in the best way possible. There are a few...
Know what you can include in a premarital agreement
A prenuptial agreement is a topic that many people who are engaged don't really want to talk about. Some of them assume that discussing this document means that they assume the marriage will fail. This isn't at all the case. Being able to work out a premarital...
Prenuptial agreements should protect both parties
Getting married is a big event in your life. You have to ensure that you are marrying the right person and that you have protections in place if anything goes awry. One thing that you can do is to sign a prenuptial agreement with your future spouse. This sets the...
A prenup provides protections to both spouses
Asking the person to who you are engaged for a prenuptial agreement might seem like a less-than-desirable thing to do. This misconception might mean that you are missing out on an important protection for both you and your betrothed. Prenuptial agreements can't be...
Premarital agreements set the financial foundation for marriage
One of the best things that you can do when you are planning your wedding is to discuss a prenuptial agreement with your future spouse. Many people tend to think of prenups as a negative component of the engagement and marriage. But there isn't anything negative about...