FAQ - How will a premarital agreement protect my rights?

How Will A Premarital
Agreement Protect My
Rights?

Your pre-marital property is yours and it will
continue to be yours through marriage, even if
you never obtain a premarital agreement. That
said, any increase in value of your premarital
assets will become marital, absent an
agreement. Likewise, any newly acquired asset
during marriage will become a marital asset
(absent certain exceptions), unless you have a
premarital agreement. So, for example, once you
are married, payments into your 401K will be
part of the marital estate absent an agreement
to the contrary.

You and your spouse can waive (through your
premarital agreement) the right to make claims
against each other for spousal support, APL
(alimony pendente lite), and/or alimony.
Agreements concerning child support and
custody are always modifiable, however.

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