Pre and Post-Nuptial Agreements Attorney in Los Angeles, California
What is a postnuptial agreement?
What is a postnuptial agreement?
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post-nuptial agreements are essentially
prenuptial agreements that for whatever
reason a married couple didn’t get
around to doing or didn’t ask or didn’t
want to do before they got married
perhaps they recognized they needed it
after perhaps it was a sensitive
a sensitive situation that they didn’t
want to address beforehand but got
around to discussing after but it’s the
same force and effect post just referred
to it’s after your nuptials it’s after
you got married but the terms are
essentially
treated the same as a prenup a prenup
would change the laws of the state of
california and how are you going to
treat property and potentially spousal
support a post up does the exact same
thing the only difference is the
contract was entered into after you got
married versus before
Los Angeles, CA family law attorney Eric Meyer explains how a postnuptial agreement works. He notes that post-nuptial agreements are essentially the same as prenuptial agreements, except they are created after a couple is already married. Often, couples who did not execute a prenup before marriage—either because they did not want to, did not think of it, or did not feel ready to address the issue—may realize the need for one later. A post-nuptial agreement carries the same force and effect as a prenup, addressing how property is treated and, potentially, spousal support, under California law. The primary difference is simply timing: a prenup is executed before marriage, while a post-nup is entered into after the marriage has begun.
