where to get a pre-nup?

Question

what is the best state to get a pre-nup? i heard that texas is one of the best, is that true?

Answer 1

I don't know why state matter for a pre-nup. You contact an attorney and he draws it up.

Answer 2

The state has nothing to do with Pre-nup's. It is a contract signed by both parties before the marriage. It just states certain stipulations concerning coommunity property, assets, property, etc.

The question is do you need one. Most likely no. Pre-nups are for someone who is very wealthy either in money, investments, or property.

Let's put it this way. Say you have inherited $6 million. That money would be yours since you took it into the marriage(or even if you inherited it during the marriage). But, if that money earned interest or went up do to being invested, that interest or rise in worth would be community property. So, if you took the $6 million into the marriage, and 5 years later divorced, and it was now worth $9 million, the other party would rightfully get $1.5 million of that. That is a lot of money. Some people are willing to marry someone just because they know that possibly there could be a lot of money in it for them.

That is why I say it is for rich people. Their money is earning a lot more than the average person's money. If you have $50K in investments going into a marriage, and it last 5 years, your money would not have earned that much(unless you got lucky) in that 5 years. When your talking about investments in the millions of dollars range, that money will make a lot more.

So, most pre-nups deal with issues like that. Basically they state that the money person A already has will be theirs, and person B will not have any rights to that, or the interest/ rise in value of that money/ investments. There are often time frames, clauses concerning infidelity, abuse, etc. in these pre-nups.

Think about this. I meet a woman with $10 million in investments. I could very well marry her, make it work for a few years, divorce her, and claim 1/2 the interest/ rise in value of her money. In the case I listed above, for staying married a few years, I would get 1.5 million dollars.

Pre-nups were originally meant to "prove" you were marrying the person to be with them, not their checkbook.

Answer 3

Where to 'GET' a prenup? Just what do you mean? You can draw up a pre-nuptial agreement in ANY state and then file it. Plain and simple.

Now do you by any chance mean are their certain states that are better than others in UPHOLDING the provisions of a pre-nup after a breakup? If so, you should be clearer when framing a question!

Answer 4

You would draw up an agreement in the same State that you are getting married in. I do not know if any states don't recognize prenupital agreements or not.

You should probably be asking what lawyer / firm to have write the contract, though it may be a tough sell.

Personally I think such agreements are a blatant sign that you've got one foot out the door before even being married.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Honestly, any attorney can help you with it, not saying this will happen but like a Divorce attorney, only because they specialize in things like that. It can be done in the state you live in. If you're budget is low, most offer payment plans, but DON'T get into legal aide...they do not help and provide no answers. I've researched that. Good luck and smart girl!!

Answer 7

A prenup is just a contractual addon to the marriage agreement. Most lawyers draw them up so that they are customized to your assets and debts.

Answer 8

It doesn't matter what state you're in. You list out what you want, he lists out what he wants (or doesn't want, etc) and you sign. You mention everything from spousal support to who gets the checking account. The only thing you can't put in there is child support/visitation.

Answer 9

not new york, ill tell yew that much, probably florida.