Category Archives: Prenuptial Agreement

Can’t Play “Hide the Ball” in a Prenuptial Agreement - Blige v Blige

In a unanimous opinion written by Chief Justice Leah Sears, from an appeal of an order entered in the Superior Court of Bryan County by Judge David Cavender, in Blige v. Blige, S07F1817, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment awarding the wife $160K as her equitable interest in the parties’ marital home, holding that the […]

Post-Nuptial Agreements in New Jersey

A recent NY Times article discussed the increased use of post-nuptial agreements, as reported by attorneys who are members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. According to the article, hedge funds and other high-value equity partnerships are encouraging their newly-minted partners to get post-nupts to guard against giving away part ownership in these […]

Interpreting Prenuptial Agreements

Indiana law sees prenuptial agreements as contracts and the courts apply the rules of interpreting contracts to prenuptial agreements. Specifically, Indiana courts use the following steps when interpreting a prenuptial agreement:

First, the court considers the parties’ intent as expressed in the language of the contract and that means reading all of the contractual provisions. […]

Post-nuptial Agreements - Good Point from Prenuptial Agreements Blog

The article Postnuptial Agreements nails the point quite well:

‘The reason for more careful treatment of postnuptial agreements over prenuptial agreements is the legal rights of the people involved. Prior to marriage, neither person has any legal family law rights on the other. So, a person is not giving up any rights when they […]

No Prenup? Take These Steps

Turn up the lights, turn down the music and forget about romance.
It’s time to face the business side of marriage.
Cold as that may sound, the Census Bureau recently released data that should make even the most blissfully married couples forget pheromones and focus on finances.
According to the Bureau, the length of first […]