My lawyer drafted it, this lawyer is just reviewing it. What should she expect for a fee(ballpark) like $2k or like $5k or more or less?
2007-08-09 06:06:03 · 18 answers · asked by chese79 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
probably a lot less.. unless the lawyer needs to prepare a counteroffer.
2007-08-09 06:09:41 · answer #1 · answered by Crystal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-22 12:41:40 · answer #2 · answered by Bryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say around about $100 if it isn't complex. But that's coming from an estimate in a small town. When my fiancee and I were looking into we were also told to have separate lawyers if there was alot to review on both sides.
Now about the ones who said that a prenup is planning for divorce. You need to actually open your eyes a research what a prenup is. In most cases a prenup is used to protect your assets that you had before the marriage. Anything else after that is split 50/50. Wouldn't you feel stupid if you thought everything was great and the two of you wer happy and then all of the sudden your spouse wants a divorce and wants the house, car, etc. and leave you with nothing? Especially when some of those things were yours before you even got married? You may be planning on a now and forever marriage but your spouse may have a different idea down the road. You can NEVER predict what the other person will do in the future no matter how much you know them. You might say "well I don't want anything that isn't mine" but it may not work out that way. There was a case when a woman and her husband were getting a divorce. She told the judge that she didn't want the house or car because he had those before the marriage and they were his. But guess what, the judge decided to award her the house and car anyways. Then she had to go through the process of selling it back to him. So you may not only be protecting yourself from the spouse in the unlikely event of a divorce but also against the screwed up judicial system.
2007-08-09 06:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by Wendy Kim 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Mine does a review of contracts for $100 as there is nothing he is having to do and its only about 30 min of his time. I've also heard of it being around $500
How long is this prenup? The average prenup is less than 5 pgs--so unless you have a ton of properties and assets it should not be costing you $2,000 unless you are going for a celebrity lawyer.
2007-08-09 06:22:57 · answer #4 · answered by phantom_of_valkyrie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see problems already with this marriage. If you can't get on the same page financially before marriage, I promise the problems will intensify. Inheritance is certainly a practical reason for a pre nup. If there is family property involved, the people who worked for it would like to keep it in the family, totally understandable. The fact that you can't view this in a practical way concerns me. What if the tables were turned and this was your inheritance? The second thing that concerns me is the fact that you are already paying for the bulk of your wedding, honeymoon and day to day expenses. Why is this? This doesn't seem balanced to me at all. He wants to protect his assets but it's okay for you to spend all of your money on a wedding? Something is up here. I think you should be asking bigger questions than who should be paying the attorney fees......
2016-05-17 23:24:19 · answer #5 · answered by ocie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple of things to think about.
You drafted up the prenup and SHE is going to pay to have it reviewed? At some point she is going to resent this or one of her friends will give her the idea to. You, having assets that need to be protected should just tell her to pick a lawyer and have him send you the bill regardless of the cost. Its a small price to pay even if a prenup was her idea.
I've read that %87 of marriages that have prenups end up in divorce because then it becomes a business deal. Its as if you are already setup for failure...... and often the spouse on the short end is more apt to give up since they know what they are getting if they leave. It's not a what I have is yours because I love you and trust you enough to marry you.
People who are into marrying for money are definitly smart enough to realize that when it comes down to it prenups rarely stand up in court.
Sure there are circumstances that may warrent them. But unless you have SERIOUS assets you might think about this a bit.Because a prenup usually means that you will never have a truly real marriage. At least pick up her lawyers tab.
2007-08-09 06:50:39 · answer #6 · answered by jackson 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Depends how complex it is, eg. how many assets are involved and if the formula for determining division of property at dissolution is complicated. Seeing that it is just for a review, I'd guess that 3-5 hours would be adequate at around $250-$350/hour. So, no more than $2k in most circumstances unless you're a billionaire with foreign accounts, etc.
2007-08-09 06:11:53 · answer #7 · answered by BCP 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How Much Is A Prenup
2017-01-05 08:31:33 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only $1
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Good luck
2007-08-12 18:34:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-08-10 07:19:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋