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Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
Conscious Coupling: A New Approach to Prenups – Podcast Interview Featuring Andrea Vacca
Recently, I was interviewed on the WORTHY podcast ‘Divorce – and other things you can handle!’ to address the stigma around prenups and how a pragmatic approach can be the foundation for long-lasting romance. Listen to the podcast, and get my tips on how prenups and conscious coupling can create healthier marriages: https://blog.worthy.com/podcast/s02-e10-conscious-coupling-with-andrea-vacca/ In this podcast and in…
Read MoreJeff Bezos and Justin Bieber Don’t Have Prenuptial Agreements: Do You?
Recent headlines announced that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ 25-year marriage is ending. He and his wife are the wealthiest couple in the world with a net worth of approximately $137 billion, and reportedly never signed a prenup. It’s also reported that when pop star Justin Bieber married model Hailey Baldwin in New York City last…
Read MoreNot Planning to Marry After Having a Baby? What to Know About Parenting and Child Support Agreements
Today almost half of all births in the United States occur outside of marriage. This is the new normal but the law hasn’t necessarily caught up. Laws vary by state on parental rights for non-married parents. In New York, biological parents do not have automatic parental rights or obligations to their children, including child support and child…
Read MoreHow Millennials are Making Prenups the Norm: Prenuptial Agreement Checklist
Over the past few years, my law and mediation practice has seen a significant increase in requests for prenuptial agreements. A recent New York Times article The Rise of the Millennial Prenup cites the following contributing factors for the increase: millennials are marrying later, they are bringing more assets to the marriage and more women are in…
Read MoreAlready Have a Prenup? You Could Be in for a Big Surprise If You Divorce After 2018
If you signed a prenuptial agreement before you got married, and believe there is any chance you and your spouse may divorce in the future, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that was signed into law on December 22, 2017 could seriously affect the deal you bargained for. One major change that occurred when that…
Read MoreNegotiating a Prenuptial Agreement Doesn’t Have to Feel Like Hell
The prenup was hell, but in the end it was almost as if that document became a repository for our anxieties, holding on to them so we didn’t have to. ~Abby Mims The above quote comes from an article in The New York Times titled “Prenup Is a Four-Letter Word.” In the article, the author Abby Mims writes…
Read MoreSecond Marriages: Why a Prenuptial Agreement is Wise
As we get older we’re supposed to get wiser. In fact, I would rank increased wisdom at the very top of the benefits of aging. So why do so many people enter their second or even third marriages ignoring what they know? The statistics prove these marriages are more likely to end in divorce than…
Read MorePrenuptial Agreements Part 2: 4 More Things Not to Worry About if You Have a Prenup
This is a continuation of my previous post that explored what a “simple” prenuptial agreement looks like and when a more complex agreement may be needed. In this post we move beyond the basics of separate property and marital property to explore four more specific areas that a prenup can help clarify and solidify: distribution of marital…
Read MoreA Common Sense Guide To Prenuptial Agreements
Over the past few years, my law and mediation practices have seen a significant increase in requests for prenuptial agreements. My clients, whether they come from extensive family wealth, are self-made entrepreneurs, or young professionals just starting out in their careers, come to me with the best of intentions. They love their fiance and…
Read MorePlan to Have a Great Marriage
I recently read an article on The New York Times wellness blog by Tara Parker-Pope called ‘The Decisive Marriage.’ In it, Parker-Pope explores the research gathered through The National Marriage Project and asks how does being decisive – or not – affect a marriage? Though it is not mentioned in the article, I thought some of the…
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