A prenuptial agreement is a written agreement between spouses. The agreement stipulates that there shall be no community of property in the marriage, which spouses automatically enter into unless they agree otherwise.
Community property – also called joint ownership – means that you own all assets equally. After that, in the event of death, separation or divorce, all assets in the community property must be divided equally.
It is not only assets that the spouses owned at the time of marriage that are covered by community property. Everything that you as spouses acquire during the marriage will also be covered by community property, whether it is an inheritance, a gift, etc.
The purpose of the prenuptial agreement is to change this distribution and ensure that each of you can keep the assets covered by the prenuptial agreement, without any of them having to be divided upon death, separation or divorce.
It may be relevant to create a prenuptial agreement if one of you has a large debt. In that case, the one of you who does not have debt may risk having to hand over part of his or her assets to the other spouse's creditors in connection with his or her death. This may have the unfortunate consequence that the surviving spouse will not be able to afford to continue living in the family home.
In the event of divorce, it may also be the case that the wealthy spouse must pay the debts of the less wealthy spouse and thus risk coming out of the marriage with debts rather than assets.
Typically, a prenuptial agreement is created when one spouse owns an independent business, or if one wants to start a business that one wants to keep in the event of divorce, but a prenuptial agreement can be relevant in a wide range of cases.
Prenuptial agreements can seem like a complex terrain with a number of concepts that may not be immediately familiar. Our free whitepaper is a guide through this landscape, clarifying and unfolding important concepts for you.
We explore different forms of separate ownership, including Spouse-favoring combined separate property, Divorce property, Complete separate property and Time-limited honorUnderstanding these forms can be crucial when making important decisions about one's finances and family relationships.
We also delve into the concept Total division, which can be essential to understand when planning and structuring your finances in a marriage.
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A prenuptial agreement can be created at any time before or during the marriage.
If you are aware before you get married that you want separate property, it may be a good idea to draw up a prenuptial agreement at this point. Once you are married, you have entered into community property, and there may therefore be a risk in waiting.
Firstly, a prenuptial agreement requires agreement between the parties. You cannot independently create a prenuptial agreement, as this would affect the spouse's assets.
In addition, we recommend that you seek professional advice so that you can adapt the prenuptial agreement to your needs and gain an overview of the legal effects the prenuptial agreement has for each of you, but also for your children.
Finally, there is the practical aspect of land registration, which we assist with.
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A prenuptial agreement can be created at any time before or during the marriage.
If you are aware before you get married that you want separate property, it may be a good idea to draw up a prenuptial agreement at this point. Once you are married, you have entered into community property, and there may therefore be a risk in waiting.
Firstly, a prenuptial agreement requires agreement between the parties. You cannot independently create a prenuptial agreement, as this would affect the spouse's assets.
In addition, we recommend that you seek professional advice so that you can adapt the prenuptial agreement to your needs and gain an overview of the legal effects the prenuptial agreement has for each of you, but also for your children.
Finally, there is the practical aspect of land registration, which we assist with.
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