Prenuptial AgreementUnited States · PDF

Sign at least 30 days before the wedding to avoid claims of coercion or duress - courts regularly void last-minute prenups.

Child support and child custody cannot be predetermined or restricted in a prenuptial agreement under US Law. Any such provisions will be unenforceable and may invalidate the entire agreement.

How should wages and earnings received by each spouse after the wedding be treated?

Each spouse's earnings during marriage stay their own separate property.

What happens to spousal support (alimony) if the marriage is dissolved?

Both parties waive all future claims for spousal support from each other.

Student loans, credit cards, mortgages incurred before the wedding

Debts taken in one party's name alone during the marriage

Appends Schedule A (Party A) and Schedule B (Party B) - blank asset/liability tables to be completed by hand and attached to the signed agreement. US courts routinely void prenuptial agreements where a party failed to fully disclose their finances.

If dissolution is caused by verified infidelity, the offending party pays a financial penalty to the other at the time of divorce.

This agreement expires automatically if both parties remain married for the specified period. After expiry, state law governs property division.