Prenuptial Agreements
By creating a prenuptial agreement, 如果你的婚姻结束了，你可以为你的资产和债务制定一个可靠的财务计划.
越来越多的人选择在结婚前签署婚前协议. Once thought to be an option only for the very wealthy, 婚前协议现在被认为对所有收入水平的人都有好处. 离婚通常是一个复杂的过程，涉及到分割两个人的生活. 如果婚姻中有孩子，离婚可能更具挑战性. By creating a prenuptial agreement, 你可以为婚姻结束后的情况制定一个财务计划.
AFFORDABLE CALIFORNIA PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
At the Law Offices of Daniel A. Hunt, we provide our clients with affordable prenuptial agreements. For a prenuptial agreement to be considered legally valid, 双方都必须明白，该协议是由他们自己的律师提出的. 我们为客户起草一份婚前协议，收取简单、固定的费用. Alternatively, 我们还可以审阅并签署另一位律师起草的婚前协议.
UNDERSTANDING PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
婚前协议是未来夫妻双方在结婚前签署的合同. 婚前协议概述了如果夫妻离婚，债务和婚姻财产将如何分配. Typically, 婚前协议列出了双方带入婚姻的所有资产和债务. When you create a prenuptial agreement, you and your future spouse are largely in control of the agreement, with some exceptions.
子女抚养费和抚养权问题往往是离婚过程中最具争议的问题. 你将不能包括有关子女抚养费或子女监护权问题的条款，除非该条款是关于提供比法院命令配偶一方支付更多的子女抚养费. 你将能够为孩子的大学教育提供资金, or your plans to provide for an adult child who has special needs.
PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS AND THE LAW
法律规定了婚前协议生效的一些基本法律要求:
- Both parties must be mentally competent enough to consent to the agreement.
- Both parties must consent to the agreement.
- 如果婚前协议是建立在欺诈或错误的基础上，法院可以裁定该协议无效.
- When one spouse is not a native English speaker, the agreement must be translated into that individual’s native language.
- Both parties need to have their own legal representation. They can waive their right to counsel, 但前提是他们明白完全放弃律师的潜在负面后果.
- Prenuptial agreements are subject to all of the basic rules of contract law. 如果婚前协议不具有法律效力，就不能强制执行.
- The prenuptial agreement cannot be “unconscionable,” meaning one party does not have unequal bargaining power. 此外，合同不能不合理地偏袒一方而不偏袒另一方.
- 加州家庭法典第1615(c)条规定，从第一次向一方提交最终协议到建议一方寻求法律顾问之间必须经过七个日历日, and the time the agreement is signed. This means you will want to plan ahead if you are engaged! 一定要提前开始起草婚前协议. 你想要避免这样的情况:离婚礼还有不到7天的时间，而现在签订婚前协议已经太晚了.
COMMUNITY PROPERTY AND PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
In a community property state like California, when a couple does not have a prenuptial agreement, 离婚后，夫妻双方各自保留婚前拥有的财产. This type of property is called separate property. 夫妻双方在婚姻期间共有的任何财产将在夫妻之间平均分配. 婚前协议允许夫妻“改变规则”，并允许他们在离婚时选择如何分配财产.
For example, a couple can agree that one spouse will keep the entire house, and the other spouse will keep all the assets in the retirement account. Typically, a court would divide up those assets among the spouses. 婚前协议允许你将共同财产视为单独财产或将单独财产视为共同财产. 只要你的未成年子女没有受到负面影响，你也可以选择放弃或改变你的继承权.
BENEFITS OF SIGNING A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT
签署婚前协议最好的一个方面是它为你的财产提供保护. If you have already accumulated significant separate personal property, you may want to ensure that you keep that property after a divorce. 你可以在婚前协议中写明双方各自的财产. 这可以帮助你在未来避免昂贵和有争议的离婚诉讼.
婚前协议还可以让你指定哪些债务属于哪一方. If your partner currently has significant debts, 如果有一天你们分开了，这可以防止你把这些作为财务责任来承担.
婚前协议还可以为你和你的配偶减轻大量的压力. 虽然在订婚期间讨论未来可能的分居似乎很困难, 现在就讨论这些问题会让你在未来避免严重的情绪动荡. 而不是担心离婚后你的经济状况会发生什么, 你可以放心，因为你有一个公平和完整的计划来处理你的资产. A prenuptial agreement can help you avoid divorce litigation, making the process of ending a marriage much less stressful and expensive.
Finally, when two spouses have different financial backgrounds, a prenuptial agreement allows one spouse to keep their assets. For example, if one spouse is part of a successful family business, 他们可以通过婚前协议来保护自己在家族企业中的利益.
CONTACT OUR EXPERIENCED PRENUPTIAL LAWYERS TODAY
At the Law Offices of Daniel A. 亨特，我们的律师有几十年起草和审查婚前协议的经验. We offer affordable flat rates for creating a prenuptial agreement. 365be体育的遗产规划律师事务所，今天安排您与我们萨克拉门托的初步咨询, Folsom, or Roseville offices. 为了您的方便，我们提供面对面、虚拟和电话预约.
