Binding Financial Agreements (also referred to as prenuptial agreements, prenups, or BFAs) are designed to protect the property rights of parties in the event that the relationship ends. These agreements can deal with what happens to assets or maintenance obligations in the event that you separate.
At Nevett Ford, our experienced prenuptial and postnuptial agreement lawyers are here to give you peace of mind and provide you with the support and guidance to obtain an outcome that you are satisfied with. We can draft documents that protect and deal with everything, or simply seek to carve out protected or isolated assets for you. Our lawyers genuinely believe in putting our client’s experience of the legal system and our service as a priority, which means we are open and transparent with you about the process, as well as our cost of service and the family law.
What Do Prenuptial Agreements Cover?
The terms of a prenuptial agreement can cover a wide variety of matters, including:
- In the event of a divorce, what assets will be divided and in what proportion.
- In the event of the death of one partner, your spouse will usually inherit a portion of estate. If you do not wish for this to happen, this can be included in the terms of the prenup.
- What assets are considered marital and what are non-marital.
- Anticipated changes in the future i.e. children. You can detail whether the terms will change if children are involved.
- Pre-determined amount of spousal maintenance or separation payment.
It is important to note that prenuptial agreements do not cover the custody of children or child support payments. They are predominantly used to dictate how a couple’s finances will be divided in the event that the relationship breaks down.
Benefits Of Prenuptial Agreements
With a prenuptial agreement, it allows a couple to lay all their cards on the table and discuss issues that can help to strengthen the relationship. Here is a list of benefits of a prenuptial agreement:
- Protection & Security – You and your partner have peace of mind about how future arrangements will be carried out. Your valuable assets, including premarital property, family heirlooms and businesses owned will be protected.
- Clarity & Certainty – A prenup provides you and your partner with the exact details of how your net assets and resources will be divided if you choose to separate in the future.
- Time & Cost – Prenups can be prepared in a matter of weeks. However, if parties separate without a prenup, and they are unable to agree on how to organise their assets, they may have to engage in Court – increasing the costs significantly and possibly taking months, and sometimes years to resolve.
- Facilitate Separation or Divorce – Prenups help to facilitate a smooth and seamless separation or divorce by preventing contentious disagreements.
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