Remember that novel you wrote in college? The manuscript sits in your personal file in the desktop, and pillow talk with your partner occasionally involves a dreamy discussion of the manuscript’s future. You give the details of the plot to your partner (or spouse), who encourages you to pursue publication. You could be the next…
While Florida law does not allow marital contracts and cohabitation agreements to cover child custody or related time sharing agreements, you can plan for your furry and feathered children through four different options: As part of your prenuptial agreement, or As part of your postnuptial agreement, or As part of your cohabitation agreement, or As…
A prenuptial agreement or postnuptial agreement can relieve anxieties and fears for couples who have decided that one partner should be the stay-at-home parent. What happens to the stay-at-home parent who gives up a career and then faces divorce some years later? Can this parent without a relevant work history count on alimony? Couples make…
Have you driven a car on a highway without car insurance? Did you wear a seatbelt the last time you were in a car? Do you lock your doors before bedtime? Did you buy homeowners insurance? Do you ensure that your children have medical coverage? These questions point to obvious answers about everyday situations that…
A mediated prenup or a mediated postnup may confer some advantages for couples who are concerned about costs – both emotionally and financially. A mediated prenup or postnup does not assume an adversarial position, which is typical of representation by an attorney. Instead of an attorney taking an advocacy position for only one side, a mediator remains neutral and is bound…
Your upcoming marriage is just one more piece of the path that you and your fiancé have created together. You want to pursue your dreams side by side and to help each other along the journey. If you are already married, perhaps your spouse is rethinking careers and wants to return to school. Let’s say…
Signed your prenuptial or postnuptial agreement? Is the ink dry? That’s a step in the right direction, but you still have not completely covered your assets properly. Your prenuptial or postnuptial agreement prepared you for one of the worst-case scenarios in your lives as a couple: divorce. To an extent, your prenup/postnup agreement performed some…
In 2021, researchers Lynsey K. Romo and Noah Czajkowski published their study on cultural perceptions of prenuptial agreements, which have been stigmatized for decades, as if the existence of a couple’s prenuptial agreement would necessarily suggest a lack of trust between the partners or distasteful ulterior motives at play. But the times are changing, as Dr. Romo…
When James came home to see the electrician drilling in the outside wall, he had questions. He asked his spouse, Matthew, what was wrong with the electricity. James told him that there was nothing wrong, and that a surprise was coming. An hour later, a silver Tesla was parked outside the home – James’ dream…
A prenuptial or postnuptial agreement can save your business. Consider two dry cleaners, Ricky and Fred. Both thought they would be married to their wives until “death do they part.” Unfortunately, they both ended up divorced. Ricky walked out of divorce court personally and professionally ruined. Fred, while emotionally drained, was able to maintain and…
