Marital Agreements
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With Your Spouse
Spouses gain significant legal rights and obligations under state law once they marry. Prior to doing so, each spouse should be clear eyed regarding what they wish to share financially and which non-negotiable items should exist from the outset of a marriage. We routinely handle marital agreements because absent one, a surviving spouse may not be disinherited from a spouse’s estate.
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The Purpose of Marital Agreements
Marital agreements, commonly referred to as prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, are legal contracts entered into by couples either before or after they get married. These agreements serve to clarify the financial rights and responsibilities of each partner, providing peace of mind and protecting individual assets.
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Benefits of Marital Agreements
Marital agreements ensure that both spouses acknowledge a mutual understanding of financial rights and responsibilities. This can be especially important for individuals who have significant assets, business interests, or children from previous relationships. Such agreements foster trust and transparency. They also safeguard against potential legal battles, emotional stress, and from one spouse exploiting the other.
Reduce Conflict
Learn The Types Of Marital Agreements
Prenuptial agreements are signed by spouses before marriage. They are particularly useful for protecting family inheritances, safeguarding business interests, defining financial responsibilities, and avoiding potential disputes over property and assets.
Postnuptial agreements are signed after marriage and are useful for addressing changes in financial circumstances, protecting assets acquired during the marriage, providing clarity in the event of marital disputes, and updating previous agreements to reflect current situations.
Marital agreements crafted by Jason D. Jones, Esq. provides couples with peace of mind, clear expectations, and security for the future. They foster open communication, prevent misunderstandings, and ensure fairness, allowing partners to focus on their relationship with confidence.
Secure Your Assets
A marital agreement ensures that individual assets brought into the marriage are protected, clearly defining what belongs to each spouse. This is especially important for those with substantial assets, family inheritances, or business interests.
Safeguard Your Business
A marital agreement protects business assets and helps define how the business will be treated in case of divorce, preserving the business's integrity and stability.
Protect Your Children
Marital agreements can protect the financial interests of children from previous relationships, ensuring that specific assets are passed down to them as intended, without disputes or complications.
Prevent Legal Battles
By setting clear terms in advance, marital agreements reduce the likelihood of lengthy, expensive, and emotionally draining legal battles.
Clearly Divide Property
For estates with complex assets like businesses, real estate, or investments, probate services help navigate the intricate legal and financial details involved.
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A Depth of Knowledge and Understanding
Our office understands the sensitive nature of negotiating a marital agreement and the importance of vigorously yet fairly advocating for its client’s rights. We have tough conversations with our client’s opposing counsel so that he or she can happily walk down the aisle. We will take the time to understand what you really want to get out of your marriage and what you value and how to convey that to opposing counsel. Further, we know how to compromise when the spouses are not aligned.