There’s a big wedding happening this week. What about a prenup?

Engaged couples often go to great lengths to personalize their wedding. From monogrammed favors to a choreographed first dance, weddings express the unique qualities of the pair at their center. But before exchanging “I dos,” many couples are adding ...

NEW YORK — Longtime celebrity watchers may not have been shocked when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, but what was surprising was that Lopez’s divorce petition did not include any mention of a prenuptial agreement. A prenup is a ...

“Open the newspaper, turn on the television–everybody is trying to screw everybody over,” said Neal Hersh, founding partner of Los Angeles’s Hersh Mannis law firm. “If you say your word is your bond, put it in writing.” Thus is the case for the ...

Most couples, while immersed in the heady whirlwinds of wedding and honeymoon planning, are reluctant to so much as entertain the notion of a prenuptial agreement. Who wants to start a conversation with, “Honey, in case we break up . . .” in the midst ...

A prenuptial agreement can seem like something only high-profile people like Jeff Bezos – with his US$138 billion fortune to protect – actually need. A recent poll showed that the percentage of couples with prenups has risen from 3% in 2010 to 15% in 2022.

One of the most significant, and oftentimes complex, pieces of prenuptial agreement negotiations relates to residences purchased during the marriage. A creative and proactive approach is called for. One of the most significant, and oftentimes complex ...

Few occasions touch people’s hearts as universally as engagement. Whether it’s a down-on-one-knee private proposal or a carefully planned event shared on a jumbotron at Yankee Stadium, we all feel the magic of the moment. (Cue the fireworks and ...

Wedding planning is a joyous, albeit often stressful, time for an engaged couple. Pre-wedding plans can include a laundry list of to-do items, such as where and when to get married, how many people to invite, and what vendors to employ. Many couples ...