Framingham Prenuptial Agreements Attorney

Using Our Legal Skills to Protect Our Clients’ Best Interests

While getting married is one of the most important decisions a couple can make, both parties are bringing significant assets or debts to the marriage. This is something that needs to be seriously considered so that both spouses can protect their best interests. Especially if one partner owns a business or has significant interests in other types of investments. If you want to avoid legal disputes in the future, then you should reach out to Cali Law to discuss how to use a prenuptial agreement to address the distribution of your marital assets and debts in case your marriage needs to be dissolved in the future.

What Is a Prenuptial Agreement?

A prenuptial agreement is a legal contract that covers how a married couple’s assets and liabilities will be allocated in the event of separation or divorce. These types of pre-marriage agreements go into effect as soon as the couple is married.

Prenuptial agreements generally cover the following issues:

• Rights and obligations regarding real estate, such as which spouse has the right to sell or lease property (including property that was acquired before or during the marriage)
• Modifying or eliminating alimony / spousal support
• Whether spouses will be included in each other’s wills
• Distribution of life insurance proceeds
• Any other matter, including the setting forth of personal rights and obligations, that does not violate Massachusetts public policy

Benefits of Prenuptial Agreements

Taking the time to properly draft a prenuptial agreement, can help couples manage some of the hardest issues that tend to arise during the divorce process. While all divorces involve some degree of stress, having a prenuptial agreement in place can provide both parties with much-needed certainty that can even alleviate some of the emotional burdens both parties are experiencing.

When a couple has a prenuptial agreement, the divorce process moves along much quicker because the parties do not have to endure a lengthy court battle to resolve financial issues. Couples who have a prenuptial agreement also save a significant amount of money in legal fees and other expenses that come with divorce cases.