MARITAL AGREEMENTS
Hammelman Law prioritizes asset protection for clients, during separation or divorce, considering factors like retirement accounts and existing Estate Plans. Some clients opt to execute their Estate Plans and Marital Agreements simultaneously to comprehensively manage asset distribution upon death or divorce. My background in a blended family offers insight into how various family dynamics influence these decisions.
What Happens Without a Marital Agreement?
What Happens Without a Marital Agreement? Without a prenuptial, your state's laws dictate property ownership acquired during marriage, including its division upon divorce or death. This includes property owned before marriage in some cases.
Marriage is a legal contract granting automatic property rights, such as:
- sharing ownership of marital property,
- potential debt responsibility, and
- joint control over marital assets​
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