In family law, people tend to have a premarital agreement in one of two situations. First, people tend to have premarital agreements in a marriage where one or both spouses have children from a prior marriage and want to make sure that their children will receive the property that the parent wants them to receive. In addition, a premarital agreement might protect the property of one spouse from the creditors of the other. If, for example, one spouse intends to start a risky business, a premarital agreement might protect the property or earnings of one spouse from the other spouse's business creditors. Consult with a family law attorney is your area.
Premarital agreements are valid so long as certain requirements are met.
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