(Plus Some Important “What Ifs” to Understand) After a candlelit dinner at La Grenouille with the love of your life, the two of you stroll across Central Park’s Bow Bridge. Spring is in the air. You’ve been planning this moment for months, and she looks as beautiful as the day you met. You get...
Pre-Nups are not just for the rich and famous. Virtually any couple getting married can benefit from having one. As I detail in this video (click on the above photo), the pre-nuptial agreement can: focus a couple about how they will handle finances and their assets during the marriage; assist with estate planning; and address...
Eighteen years, eighteen years She got one of yo kids got you for 18 years I know somebody paying child support for one of his kids His baby momma’s car and crib is bigger than his You will see him on TV, Any Given Sunday Win the Superbowl and drive off in a Hyundai She...
Not only are we in the midst of the Spring and Summer wedding season, but we are also in prenuptial season. Prospective brides and grooms are accessing their financial futures, taking stock of their pre-marital assets and the debts and taking stock of their individual and joint economic futures. They are also looking for...
Want to cool the good feelings of an engagement? Just ask your fiancé for a pre-nuptial agreement. The word “pre-nup” might be the most unromantic phrase in the English language and asking for one can actually be scary. There can be no dispute about the benefits of a pre-nuptial agreement. It can simplify a divorce, address...
The Fundamentals of a New York Prenup Signing a prenup isn’t just for celebrity couples, serial spouses, and the wealthy. A well drafted New York prenuptial agreement can protect both the husband and wife, even if they are of limited means. A prenuptial agreement can not only make a divorce less acrimonious, but it can safeguard...
One of the critical underpinnings of an enforceable prenuptial agreement is the full and fair disclosure of assets. This principle has been a central issue in the divorce of former New York Knicks player Rasheed Wallace and his ex-wife, Fatima Sanders Wallace. The two were married in 1998, the day after Sanders signed the prenuptial...
In making child custody determinations in a New York divorce, a judge will base his or her decisions on what is in the best interests of the child. But as highly trained in the law as the judge may be, evaluating what will be best for a particular child often requires the assistance of psychologists,...
When you look back on your childhood, it’s likely that some of your most vivid and impactful memories are from family vacations or time spent together on holidays. The family road trip, a visit to Disneyworld, gathering aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins together for Thanksgiving – these are the moments we remember. As parents, we...
Hardball negotiating and “callous” conduct leading up to the execution of a prenuptial agreement may not be the most romantic way to enter into a marriage, but it won’t be enough to invalidate a prenup, according to a recent New York court decision. A “Very High Burden” to Invalidate a New York Prenup As I...
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