New York Prenuptial Agreement: Why You Need a Lawyer

If you need a prenuptial agreement, please do NOT make the mistake of trying to draft one on your own, downloading it off the internet or getting one from LegalZoom or the likes.  These agreements will likely NOT be enforceable.

The purpose of a prenup is to protect your assets and retain control over you and your soon-to-be spouse’s rights and responsibilities.  It also will dictate what will happen in the case of divorce.  If the agreement is not enforceable, or is vulnerable to being attacked, then what is the point?

Whether you have significant wealth to protect or are a student with great potential, I always advise that you enter into a prenuptial agreement.  And not any prenup, but a bullet-proof one.

There are many factors that only a skilled prenuptial agreement lawyer would know to safeguard against to make sure that you are protected.

For example, we often get calls from people who already have a marriage ceremony date set in a couple of weeks and want a prenup right now.  This is not advisable.  Although we can work with these types of situations, it will certainly weaken the “bullet-proofness” of the agreement.

We also see a lot of people who bring us drafts of prenuptial agreements that are completely one-sided and unconscionable.  Agreements like these are not upheld by the courts.

Its also important to make sure that your fiance is represented by separate and independent counsel.  Many people want to save this expense.  They figure that they hired one lawyer and have a draft of a prenup.

What’s the difference, right?  The difference is that the hundreds or thousands of dollars you may save on hiring him or her an attorney could ultimately be a deciding factor in whether your entire life’s earnings are protected from equitable distribution!

If you are marrying someone and want to be sure that you will be taken care of in the future no matter what, we have years of experience drafting agreements that will ensure you have nothing to worry about.  Your needs are of the utmost importance to us.  Regardless of your situation, we do whatever we can within the constraints of the law to further your goals.

We know the law and want to make it work for you.  We know the questions to ask and the answers to your concerns.  We know how to maneuver around potentially sticky prenuptial agreement situations to ensure that you receive the utmost protection.

For a free consultation with a New York prenuptial agreement lawyer, please call (866) 830-2064 today.  Learn how we can make the law work for you — rather than against you.  Call now…