As same-sex couples from New York City and around the country assert their rights to matrimony under state law, they are also well advised to consider the legal protections afforded by prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. New York's Marriage Equality ...more »
We are considering signing a prenuptial agreement to protect our individual assets. But are prenuptial agreements actually legally binding in the UK? If we decide not to get a pre-nup and the marriage did break down is there a way to protect our ...more »
The English Legal System traditionally refused to uphold pre-nuptial agreements, however, in 2010 the landmark Supreme Court divorce case between Ms Radmacher and Mr Granatino established that a properly drafted agreement ought to have a decisive ...more »
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Critics also claimed that Metz's bill could complicate and raise the costs of adjudicating prenuptial and postnuptial agreements contracted in other jurisdictions. Rep. Elaine Schwartz, D-Hollywood, called HB 1209 a "remedy in search of a problem.more »
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Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove, LLP holds offices in Chicago and Highland Park representing individuals and businesses in Family Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Probate, Business Counseling and Commercial Transactions, Appeals, ...more »
Michael C. Craven, one of the divorce attorneys in Chicago, was recently named a 2012 Super Lawyer. This is the fourth consecutive year that he has been named as a one of the best divorce lawyers in Chicago. CHICAGO, IL, February 21, ...more »
Nothing I had ever written about prenuptial agreements — and I've written plenty — prepared me for doing my own. I knew the rules; top lawyers had taught me, in interviews. But to understand the emotions, you gotta be there yourself.more »
By Anthony Bottan Patrick McNamara is an elder law attorney who wants to answer your legal questions. Got one for him? Email them to Rockville Centre Patch editor Anthony Bottan at anthony@patch.com. I am looking to write my ungrateful son out of my ...more »
Unlike the debate with pre- and post-nuptial agreements, there is no public policy bar to cohabitation agreements ousting the jurisdiction of the court. Contents of a cohabitation agreement There are a number of useful precedents for cohabitation ...more »
With the legal right of marriage comes the legal process of divorce, and same-sex couples need to protect their interests the same way opposite-sex couples protect their interests under the law. February 11, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- When Governor ...more »
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