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Prenuptial Agreements

When you are getting a divorce, you might be worried about what is going to happen to all the items and money that you accumulated during your marriage with your spouse. A prenuptial agreement can be the most helpful thing to have when you are getting a divorce.

Prenuptial agreements are written out agreements that state exactly how the assets will be divided when or if a couple is to get a divorce. This agreement is usually made out before the wedding and is signed by both parties as well as the lawyers that helped to prepare the agreement for the soon to be spouses.

The lawyers will most likely sit down with the two parties and decide on what seems to be a fair. This prenuptial agreement doesn't just make agreements about the money made in the marriage. This agreement can also include decisions about future children that might come into the picture. This agreement may include custody decisions based on what the two parties might want for the future children. Prenuptial agreements can be the most helpful way to decide on certain decision before the parties are married.

When or if a divorce comes about, the parties will then sit down and look over what decisions were made prior to the marriage. The decisions must be carried out the way that they are because both parties agreed on these decisions prior the starting of the marriage. If any changes will take place, they must be agreed upon by the judge, lawyers, and spouses that are involved.

For more information, contact the Denton Divorce Lawyers of Alexander and Associates at 972-420-6560.