Prenuptial Agreements
We have spent months organising our wedding and everything is
nearly ready, but now my fiance has produced a pre-nuptial agreement
that he wants me to sigh before we get married.
I know that it was not his idea and that he stands to loose a
lot, if we eventually end up getting divorced. But isn't signing
such a document tantamount to saying that we expect the marriage
to fail?
Originating in the America, pre-nuptial agreements are becoming
more common, especially with families who have a lot of money
or land, either handed down through the generations or acquired
through business success. This does not only apply to wealthy
men but also to wealthy, successful women.
Pre-nuptial agreements are not as yet legally binding in British
courts. But if a marriage fails early and there are no children
to consider, a judge may take the agreement into consideration
when making a judgment.
It is important that each person takes separate legal advice
from a solicitor who has experience in this area of divorce
law.
Most couples, who are planning to marry, still have a rosy view
of their prospects of the forever marriage. But forever is a
long time and modern successful couples are more likely to seek
separation and divorce, if they feel that the marriage is not
living up to, or fulfilling their particular needs.