Prenups and postnups · flat fee
Prenups and postnups, read line by line
A prenuptial agreement is signed before the wedding, a postnuptial one during the marriage. Either one says what stays separate, what you'll share, and how it would be divided if the marriage ended.
We represent one of you. Your partner has their own lawyer, which makes the agreement much harder to undo later. We draft or review the agreement, list both sides' assets and debts in the schedules, and stay on until it's signed.
The fee is the same whether we draft it or review a draft from your partner's lawyer. Start at least a couple of months before the wedding, so nobody signs under a deadline.
In the fee
What the flat fee covers
A planning call
What you each bring in, what you expect to build, and what worries you.
The draft or the review
We write the agreement, or mark up the one your partner's lawyer sent.
Disclosure schedules
Both sides' assets, debts and income listed in full, which a court will look for.
Signing
A signing by video or in person with a notary, and copies stored for both of you.
Prenup questions
Isn't a prenup only for wealthy people?
No. Many of ours protect a small business, a house owned before the marriage, a family property, or a partner from the other's student loans.
Can a prenup decide custody or child support?
No. Courts decide those when the time comes, based on the children's interests then. A prenup covers property, debts and support between spouses.
Why does my partner need a different lawyer?
One lawyer can't advise both sides of the same agreement. A court is also more likely to enforce it if both of you had your own advice.
Talk it over before the date is close
A twenty-minute call is enough to tell you whether to draft or review, and what to gather.