‘The Prenuptial Guide – Contracts for Lovers’ shows readers how to write their own cohabitation, prenuptial, or marriage contract. Written by a lawyer, the kit comes with plain-language instructions so it’s easy to use. Use this kit when marrying or living together to avoid future disputes, and decide how assets brought into the marriage should be handled.
قائمة المحتويات
Contents
Introduction vii
1 Understanding the Difference between
the Contracts 1
1. What’s the Difference between a Prenuptial Contract,
Marriage Contract, and Cohabitation Agreement? 2
1.1 Prenuptial contract 2
1.2 Marriage contract 2
1.3 Cohabitation agreement 2
2 Ground Rules 5
1. When Should You Make the Agreement? 5
2. Some Basic Ground Rules 7
2.1 Get the contract in writing 7
2.2 Disclosure 7
iv The Prenuptial Guide
2.3 Insure the agreement makes sense 8
2.4 Do you need a lawyer? 8
3 The Issues 9
1. Custody, Access, and Guardianship of Children 10
2. Maintenance and Support 12
3. Property 13
4 Fairness 15
5 Other Grounds to Consider 17
6 What Happens When One Partner Dies? 21
7 Drafting Tips 25
Sample Contract 27
Blank Contacts 49
عن المؤلف
Ross Davidson qualified as a lawyer in 1988 having attended the University of British Columbia. Since then he has been in practice at James L. Davidson & Company and has the following preferred areas of practice: personal injury and ICBC claims, matrimonial law, real estate transactions, company law and wills & estates.