Pre-nuptial agreements—client guide


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Precedents

Pre-nuptial agreements—client guide


Published by a ÀÏ˾»úÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Family expert

Precedents
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This document provides general guidance regarding Pre-Nuptial Agreements. Your family lawyer will be able to provide specific advice based on your circumstances.

What is a pre-nuptial agreement?

A couple planning to enter a [marriage OR civil partnership] may decide to enter into an Agreement that shows what they intend to happen to their money and property if the [marriage OR civil partnership] were to end. The legal rules about these agreements come from the usual laws that apply to divorce/dissolution, and also a decision of the Supreme Court in 2010 (Radmacher v Granatino) where the court said: ‘The court should give effect to a nuptial agreement that is freely entered into by each party with a full appreciation of its implications unless in the circumstances prevailing it would not be fair to hold the parties to their agreement’.

Why enter into a pre-nuptial agreement?

Everyone has their own reasons for entering into a pre-nuptial agreement. It may be that you and your proposed [spouse OR civil partner] simply like to be as organised as possible with your finances. Entering into

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What does Pre-nuptial agreement mean?

An agreement entered into by a couple prior to marriage or civil partnership to regulate their affairs in the event that their relationship ends primarily to safeguard the assets each brings to the marriage or civil partnership or inheritance received during the marriage or civil partnership and setting out how the pre-marriage or civil partnership assets and after acquired assets should be divided on separation, divorce or dissolution.

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