It is very common for high income and high net worth individuals to enter into a prenuptial agreement before they marry. In Connecticut high asset and high income divorces, the enforcement of prenups can become a litigated issue. There are statutes in Connecticut, as well as case law, that affect whether or not the terms […]
SHOULD WE GET A PRENUP?
Is a prenuptial agreement right for you? There are various issues to consider when contemplating entering into these agreements prior to your marriage. A marriage is a happy occasion, and couples enter marriage with the expectation that their life together will last for ever. No one preparing for such an occasion wishes to contemplate what […]
THE DOMESTIC ASSET PROTECTION TRUST: THE ALTERNATIVE TO THE PRENUP?
The dreaded prenuptial agreement (“prenup”) is something that couples entering into marriage fear. Those entering into nuptials pull their hair out trying to figure out the right way and perfect time to raise the subject that they want a prenuptial agreement. When these people are too scared to bring up the issue of a prenup, […]
SOCIAL MEDIA CLAUSES: THE NEW RAGE IN PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
Social media clauses, also known as “social media prenups,” provide protections for those seeking to prevent damning information from being posted about them on the web by a spouse either before, during, and/or following divorce. The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers discovered that over 80 percent of divorce attorneys believe that divorce proceedings involving social […]