Prenuptial agreements are important documents that establish how assets and debts will be subdivided in the event you get a divorce, clarify financial responsibilities during the marriage, protect individual assets and can provide for spousal support arrangements. As...
Moving in with your significant other is a big step in your relationship. It is important to have your rights and interests protected, especially in the event of unforeseen circumstances or relationship changes. This is where a cohabitation agreement comes in....
Many married couples enter prenuptial or postnuptial agreements to clarify and address financial matters. Unmarried couples in California cannot enter marital agreements, but they have another option. A cohabitation agreement can offer many of the same benefits...
The family business may be the most important asset you have when it comes to the property division phase of your divorce. You and your spouse must decide what will happen to the company in which you have invested so much of yourselves. Here are three options to...
When you found out that you were going to be offered a major promotion, you were thrilled. What you didn’t know at the time was that the promotion would require you to move to a new city a few hours from where you live now. Since you’re a parent sharing time with your...
Married couples tend to rely on one another in their estate plans. For example, you may not worry so much about naming a guardian if you believe that your spouse will just take over caring for your children if something happens to you. Leaving your children a lump-sum...
If you are in love with another person but are not considering marriage, you might still want to live with your loved one and share some of the privileges of married life. Drafting a cohabitation agreement may help you and your partner protect your property rights and...
Fewer Californians have probably heard about postnuptial agreements as opposed to prenuptial agreements, the latter of which are more widely publicized. It may even come as news to some Monterrey residents that they are allowed to enter into this type of agreement at...
Nowadays, many California couples choose to live together before marriage or without the intention of ever getting married. According to the Pew Research Center, 59 percent of adults ages 18 to 44, surveyed in the 2013-2017 National Survey of Family Growth, said they...
In general, cohabitation agreements are permitted in California and can include rights commonly associated with a marriage relationship such as rights to property that is acquired during the marriage. Because these agreements can be oral or written, and can also be...