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Divorce is common in the United States.
For every two couples that married in 1997, one divorced. Divorce affects more than 3 million husbands, wives and children every year. That's nearly the same number of people that are born annually. While these may not be very romantic, many of the 2.4 million couples that split up in 1997, might have been prudent to have them. Prenuptial agreements basically spell out the assets the individual parties are bringing into a marriage.