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Old 11-01-2009, 12:08 AM   #26
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Why would a prenup be bad?
It's an agreement to supposedely limit/regulate the terms of financial compensation,
after a couple divorces, or one of them passes away.

Say you get into a marriage with some chick.
You do NOT want her to get half of what you have after a divorce.
You would then draw up a prenup as an agreement to prevent this from happening.

When & if the divorce comes,
the prenup will be the only thing that legally protects you from having half your assets taken away from you, & to your spouse.

This is sorta why I don't believe in marriage (for myself at least).
Too much legal complications that need not be there imo.
Marriage isn't worth the hassle.

Prenuptial agreement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A prenuptial agreement, antenuptial agreement, or premarital agreement, commonly abbreviated to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into prior to marriage,civil union or any other agreement prior to the main agreement by the people intending to marry or contract with each other. The content of a prenuptial agreement can vary widely, but commonly includes provisions for division of property and spousal support in the event of divorce or breakup of marriage.They may also include terms for the forfeiture of assets as a result of divorce on the grounds of adultery,further conditions of guardianship may be included as well.

In California, an agreement is very powerful. A couple can waive their rights to share property (community property). It can limit spousal support (although a court at the divorce can set this aside if it deems that the limitation is unconscionable). The agreement can act as a contract to make a will requiring one spouse to provide for the other at death. It can also limit probate rights at death, such as the right to a probate allowance, a probate allowance, the right to act an executor, the right to take as a predetermined heir, and so forth.[citation needed]
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