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Yes, although that may seem odd. Most of us have signed a contract pretty early in life, such as for a first apartment or car. However, the concept may seem disconnected to marriage and divorce (certainly parties will sign a mortgage or have a credit card that is governed by the terms of the contract, but this has nothing to…
Often times, individuals feel like asking their soon to be spouse to sign a premarital agreement may be disrespectful, or that even having a conversation about signing one may be awkward. However, premarital agreements, also referred to as prenuptial agreements, actually offer a lot of benefits to couples. While couples contemplating marriage should certainly shoot for the goal of remaining…
Unfortunately, many marriages in the United States and in Indiana may end in divorce. Usually, it is not a thought in a bride or groom’s mind before their wedding that the marriage will someday end. However, with a relatively high rate of divorce present, and with many individuals re-marrying or getting married for a third or fourth time, more and…
As stated in ’s blog post of February 25, 20191 (read it here) the idea of cohabitation between partners has become common in the United States. Couples may cohabit for a variety of reasons – younger individuals are choosing to cohabit before marriage at an increasing rate; partners with children may choose not to marry for a variety of reasons;…
“We need to discuss a prenuptial!” Or so the conversation begins for some couples who want to marry. A prenuptial, or prenup for short, is a contract parties make between themselves before marrying to address what happens with assets and liabilities in the event of death or divorce. This right is provided in Indiana statutory divorce law and gives the…
A prenuptial agreement is nothing more than a contract that specifies how certain matters will be handled and decided if the parties’ marriage later fails (or a spouse dies). The most common scenario where prenups are used occurs when one spouse has significantly more assets. The prenup typically protects these assets brought into the marriage from being divided with the…
In today’s digital world with global work and play, people from different cultures, backgrounds, and ages marry. In many cases, there are significant differences in net worth, age, and business ownership. For this reason, some couples choose to enter into pre-marital agreements under Indiana’s Uniform Pre-Marital Act. A prenuptial is a document or series of documents, that specifies what a…
Under Indiana law, Courts are required to consider all property brought into the marriage and acquired during the marriage as marital property, and then divide it in a fair and equitable way. This means if you obtain an inheritance, or have use of a car from a third party, it may be treated as marital property and divided. With an…
With divorce statistics indicating one in two marriages ends in divorce, many people—from those who have heard divorce horror stories to those who have had their own divorces—sometimes contract for terms to divide their estate (assets – liabilities = net marital estate) in the event of a divorce. There are three ways to do so, all with risks and specific…
In today’s world, a marriage is sometimes a matter of finance as much as love and romance. For this reason, a pre-nuptial agreement is somewhat common. In particular, a party coming into a marriage with significantly more assets may want to protect them in the event of a future a divorce. If this is your situation, there are five key…