before our wedding day.he ask me to sign pre nuptail agreement. then i sign it..is that security for me as a wife or not/
2007-09-22 05:57:54 · 7 answers · asked by love h 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Couldn't tell you that without looking at the prenuptial agreement. If you had a well written one you are both protected. You get x if y happens and he gets to keep a if b happens. If it wasn't well written you may get shafted in a divorce. However depending on the state the prenuptial agreement may not be worth the paper it's written on and they are frequently challenged during divorce proceedings.
2007-09-22 06:10:36 · answer #1 · answered by indydst8 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you sign it without your lawyer, or HAVING a lawyer present, then you can contest it in court if things don't work out later on.
My husband handed one to me 2 months before we were to be married and I was required to get a lawyer, and all 4 of us met at one of their offices.
We haggled over a couple things, such as:
1. We put in stipulations such as: if the marriage lasts under 5 years, then each parts with their own belongings. If the marriage lasts to 10 years then you're entitled to such & such funds.
2. In the case of divorce it laid out that we are both responsible for our own legal fees, you may want to have him pay for it all.
3. It also laid out that his money was his, and mine was mine..
4. I told him that I didn't like the fact that if something happened to him (since he has a disease) that our house would go to his older daughter, I wanted to make sure our home belongs to me if something were to happen. You should also cover your own behind.
So, if you signed it, and you weren't in the presence of both your and his lawyers, then he will have a hard time upholding it in court, because you have to have proper legal guidance before you know what you're signing and understand that it is a protection and agreement for both of your purposes.
2007-09-22 06:09:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is security for him and not you- duh. You need to have these papers looked at by a lawyer before you sign anything. He is bascially saying he doesn't want to have to share anything with you if something happens in the marriage. It gives him a right to do what he wants with HIS money, to cheat on you and to divorce you without him having to give you one red cent. I suggest you wise up and not sign until you know what these papers truly mean. I personally would never sign a prenup unless it had clauses in it that would benefit my children.
2007-09-22 06:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by hsmommy06 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all.... what you signed is a paper that severely limits you to get anything should the 2 of you ever divorce... it could very easily say you get nothing in fact.... it is a get out of jail free card for him... he is the only one that benefited from that.
2007-09-22 06:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by DavidV 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. What you signed was probably saying that you had no right to anything of his that he had before the marriage, including any property or money.
2007-09-26 05:51:08 · answer #5 · answered by makeloans2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Partially but since he wrote it, it probably protects his before marriage property more than it does yours, but not all divorce courts honor pre-nups
2007-09-22 06:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by Arthur W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I smell trouble for you...he just covered his butt if he decides to cheat and you want to leave. you leave the marriage with only what you came into it with, Pray that he has a change of heart and changes before its to late.
2007-09-22 06:09:45 · answer #7 · answered by LovelyChoc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋