Washington Premarital Agreements Package
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Typically, prenups cost around $2,500, but can cost more if you spend a while haggling out various issues.
Identify and divide separate and marital assets. Identify and allocate separate and marital debts. Spousal support concerns. Special considerations if you have children from a previous marriage. Keep property in the family. Child custody, parenting time, and child support.
A prenuptial agreement does not have to be notarized to be valid. Often, they are notarized, so there is no question that it was actually signed by the parties. Assuming, that neither of you are contesting the validity of the agreement it should be legally viable.
To ensure that a prenuptial agreement is fully enforceable in the Washington courts, the following requirements must be met: The agreement must be in writing.If there is no marriage, the agreement is unenforceable. The agreement should contain a list of the parties' assets, liabilities, and income.
In the event of divorce, a prenup can protect a spouse from being liable for any debt the other spouse brought into the marriage.A prenup can also protect any income or assets you earn during the marriage, as well as unearned income from a bequest or a trust distribution.
The average cost of a prenup ranges from about $1,200 for low-cost, simple agreements to $10,000 for more complicated situations.
A good prenuptial agreement should be fair. It should be entered into between two consenting adults who know what they are doing. The agreement should be fair when it is signed and entered into, and also fair when it is be enforced, whether in the event of a divorce or death.
Just as a future asset can be protected by a prenup if adequately described, future income can also be treated as belonging to one partner but not both.