PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT
Contract entered into by both spouses before marriage, for purpose of outlining terms of the marriage or divorce, including outcome of property. Useful for individuals who wish to keep separate property during their marriage.
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PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT
This Agreement made on this [day] day of [month] of [year] Between [Future Husband’s Name], an adult residing in [City, State] and [Future Wife’s Name, an adult residing in [City, State] (hereinafter the “Agreement”)
ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE
This Agreement is made in consideration of the contemplated marriage of the above-named parties. Each party to this Agreement has separate property and the parties are setting forth in this Agreement their respective rights in and to all property of either owned at the date of their marriage and in and to all property that may be acquired by either or both after their marriage. Parties are also setting forth their rights regarding spousal support or maintenance.
ARTICLE 2
SEPARATE PROPERTY
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the following property owned by either party shall remain and be their separate property: all property acquired by either party by gift, devise, bequest or inheritance, all property, including real or personal property, the income from such property, and the investments and re-investments of such property. The aforementioned separate property of each party shall be subject entirely to their own individual use, control, benefit and disposition. Neither of the parties shall before or after the contemplated marriage acquire for themselves individually, assigns or creditors, any interest in the separate property of the other party nor any right to the use, control, benefit or disposition of such property. Each party shall have the right at all times to dispose of any or all of their separate property by deed, bill of sale, gift, trust, will, mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, lien, or charge without limitation in any manner whatsoever upon their own individual signature or act without the necessity of any joinder, action, or consent by the other party. By virtue of this Agreement, both parties waive, release and relinquish any ownership or right in the separate property of the other and to use, control, benefit or dispose of the other's separate property. If the parties reside or become residents of a state, territory or foreign country, and under the laws of such jurisdiction the prope