As some learn the hard way, marriage has significant effects on property rights. Notably, anything acquired by either spouse during a marriage, other than by gift or inheritance - no matter whose ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I help families thrive. In our prior post, we discussed why estate tax portability should be seen as an asset in marital agreement ...

New York, NY – New York City divorce mediation lawyer Juan Luciano of Juan Luciano Divorce Lawyer ( outlines how prenuptial ...

Spring officially begins on March 20 th – less than one month away. In Wisconsin, that means wedding planning is in full swing. One important item on many wedding planning to-do lists is a pre-nuptial ...

The Colorado Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act became effective on July 1, replacing the previous law in its entirety. It mandates various procedural requirements in order to create a ...

Can a written marital settlement agreement be modified orally? What if the agreement requires that all future modifications must be in writing? After prolonged litigation, lengthy negotiations and ...

When people hear the term “prenup,” famous celebrities often come to mind. It is reported that under Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise’s prenuptial agreement for each year the couple remained married, ...

I recently had the honor of talking with feminist writer and activist Alix Kates Shulman, who became (in)famous for her 1970 essay “A Marriage Agreement.” The essay laid out all the often-invisible ...

My husband and I have an agreement. Actually, we have several agreements, but that goes without saying after 10 years of marriage. You can’t get through that much time together without coming to some ...

A recent Reader’s Digest article explored some of the most bizarre marital agreements covering things like who will get the pool boy and the gardener if the couple ever divorced. Another limited the ...