Premarital Agreements

Premarital Agreements in the United States

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  • Legal Topics.
  • Family Law

    Family Law; Husband and Wife; Postmarital Agreement.

    Further Reading (Books)

    becker, l., and kosel, j. e. (1989). “property disposition, antenuptial, postnuptial, and property settlement agreements,” in valuation and distribution of marital property, ed. j. p. mccahey. new york: matthew bender.

    clark, h. h. (1988). “antenuptial agreements,” in the law of domestic relations in the united states. st. paul, mn: west publishing.

    lindey, a. (1995). separation agreements and antenuptial contracts. new york: matthew bender.

    national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws. (2001). uniform laws annotated, vol. 9c. west group.

    winer, e. l., and becker, l. (1993). premarital and marital contracts: a lawyer’s guide to drafting and negotiating enforceable marital and cohabitation agreements. chicago: american bar association.

    younger, j. t. (1988). “perspectives on antenuptial agreements.” rutgers law review 40:1059_1091.

    younger, j. t. (1992). “perspectives on antenuptial agreements: an update.” journal of the american academy of matrimonial lawyers 8:1_44.

    younger, j. t. (2001). “antenuptual agreements.” williammitchell law review 28:697_721.

    judith t. younger

    Further Reading (Articles)

    Premarital agreements need premeditation: before you draft a premarital agreement for a soon-to-be spouse, consider what you have to lose.(Illinois), Illinois Bar Journal; January 1, 2008; Gitlin, H. Joseph

    Bargaining in the Shadow of Love: The Enforcement of Premarital Agreements and How We Think about Marriage, William and Mary Law Review; October 1, 1998; Bix, Brian

    The Uniform Premarital Agreement Act: taking Casto to a new level for prenuptial agreements., Florida Bar Journal; March 1, 2007; Inkeles, Doreen

    With All My Worldly Goods I Thee Endow, or Maybe Not: A Reevaluation of the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act after Three Decades, Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy; September 22, 2011; Oldham, J. Thomas

    Nebraska Supreme Court says husband can’t enforce premarital agreement, Lawyers USA; April 18, 2012; Pat Murphy

    North Dakota Supreme Court says premarital agreement voided, Lawyers USA; September 18, 2009; Sylvia Hsieh

    Cooke’s Wife Is Accused of Deserting Him; Premarital Agreement Said They Had to Live Together, The Washington Post; June 28, 1997; Michael D. Shear

    Premarital agreement guards inheritance for kids, Chicago Sun-Times; June 28, 1991; Leonard Groupe

    Wally McCarthy a winner in court; The law agreed with Wally on his premarital agreement.(NEWS)(C.J.), Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); July 1, 2001; Johnson, Cheryl

    Commercializing Marriage: A Proposal for Valuing Women’s Work through Premarital Security Agreements, Texas Law Review; November 1, 1998; Ertman, Martha M.

    Quick Points on Prenups: Premarital Agreements (Also Known as Prenuptial Agreements, or “Prenups” for Short) Involve Elements of Estate Planning and Divorce Law. and Because Such Agreements Can Center on Finances and Taxes, Accountants Should Be Aware of How They Operate, Journal of Accountancy; January 1, 2009; Schoenmeyer, Joel A.

    In Our View – Premarital Listening; More couples are preparing for the long walk that comes after walking down the aisle, The Columbian (Vancouver, WA); April 3, 2006; Columbian editorial writers

    Premarital pact: Newlyweds put contract on love, Chicago Sun-Times; July 5, 1987; David Streitfeld

    Union Contracts; Getting It in Writing With Premarital Pacts, The Washington Post; June 9, 1987; David Streitfeld

    Premarital counseling may help marriages remain intact.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers), Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; February 14, 1996; Thompson, Joy

    The Relationship Evaluation (Relate) with Therapist-Assisted Interpretation: Short-Term Effects on Premarital Relationships, Journal of Marital and Family Therapy; July 1, 2007; Larson, Jeffry H. Vatter, Rebekka S. Galbraith, Richard C. Holman, Thomas B. Stahmann, Robert F.

    State may require premarital education, Chicago Sun-Times; April 25, 2001; Mark Brown

    Court Reviews Bonds’ Premarital Deal, AP Online; June 5, 2000; ANTHONY BREZNICAN, Associated Press Writer

    The waiting game; Premarital sex.(Premarital sex and the virtues of delay), The Economist (US); January 22, 2011

    Premarital Childbearing in Urban Cameroon: Paternal Recognition, Child Care and Financial Support, Journal of Comparative Family Studies; September 22, 2000; Calves, Anne-Emmanuele

    Prenuptial (Premarital) Agreements, Sexual Behaviour and the Law

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