Estate Planning in a Second Marriage: What a Will Alone Cannot Resolve

A second marriage introduces a layer of legal and financial complexity that most couples underestimate. When both parties bring children, assets, and, in many cases, prior divorce settlements into a new union, the standard estate planning question shifts from “who gets what?” to “what does the law say happens first?” The answer depends heavily on […]

Signing an antenuptial contract before getting married does not mean you are anticipating divorce

Even though the current generation is more open to talking about virtually anything, there is still a tendency among people to avoid talking about certain topics irrespective of their paramount importance. Signing a prenup, which is more appropriately referred to as an antenuptial contract, might be one of the taboo topics in some of our […]

ANTENUPTIAL CONTRACTS: WITH OR WITHOUT THE ACCRUAL SYSTEM?

If you don’t have an ANC, you are automatically married in community of property. This means that there is one estate between a husband and a wife. Everything is shared equally between spouses, which includes debts. However, with an antenuptial contract, the estates of each spouse remain separate. The difference comes with the addition of […]

Antenuptial contracts: With or without the accrual system?

If you don’t have an ANC, you are automatically married in community of property. This means that there is one estate between a husband and a wife. Everything is shared equally between spouses, which includes debts. However, with an antenuptial contract, the estates of each spouse remain separate. The difference comes with the addition of […]