You may have heard about a prenuptial agreement, but have you ever considered a postnuptial agreement? The two agreements are pretty much the same in the sense that they are a means for married couples to list everything that is expected from each other when it comes to the equitable division of assets, child custody and more if they choose to be divorced. However, the main difference is that, unlike the prenup that is signed before the marriage certificate, the postnup is signed during the marriage. However, if you have never considered signing a prenup in the first place, you could be thinking that a postnup will not be beneficial to your specific union. This is untrue. This piece highlights two reasons why you should hire a family lawyer for a postnuptial agreement. 

You had no time before you were hitched

If you were initially interested in signing a prenuptial agreement with your soon-to-be spouse but ended up running out of time, it is not too late for you. Wedding planning can be incredibly frustrating and challenging. Thus, while focusing on décor, guests, menus and more, you may not even be in the right mindset to sign a prenuptial agreement that you have not read through comprehensively. Hence, you end up getting married and perhaps start regretting the fact that you did not get to sign the prenup. But you may find that a postnup will actually be better for this scenario. Considering the hullabaloo of wedding planning does take up a substantial amount of mental space, signing this agreement after the wedding may be more effective for you and your partner. After everything has cooled down and you have clarity on what you both would expect, singing the postnuptial agreement could be less stressful for your union.

You have gone through trying times

The second reason why you may want to consider signing a postnuptial agreement once you are into your marriage is that you have gone through things that you never expected to prior to being hitched. One of the more common reasons why a spouse may start to feel like they are getting the short end of the stick is that their partner has been disloyal. And even when your partner apologises, you may still feel that the trust will be challenging to restore. In this instance, you could opt to sign a postnuptial agreement stipulating that any further discretions would mean your spouse loses a considerable amount of the shared assets in the union. Thus, the same way that a prenuptial agreement may have clauses regarding infidelity and other marital problems, your postnuptial agreement can protect you too.

To learn more about postnuptial agreements, contact a family lawyer in your area.

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