If you are about to marry, you may want to think about having a prenuptial agreement to address what should happen if your marriage comes to an end, especially if you already have wealth acquired before your relationship or might acquire during the marriage.
Prenuptial agreements are particularly appropriate for people coming into a marriage with assets they want to protect, if they have family business interests, if the marriage is a second marriage, or for people likely to inherit or who are beneficiaries of trusts.
Circumstances can change during a marriage and you may then want to consider a postnuptial agreement or review a prenuptial agreement at that point.
Judges will uphold agreements in nearly all cases where there is a pre or postnuptial agreement, provided certain conditions are met, one of which is having had independent legal advice and so long as the other person’s financial needs are adequately met.
For initial advice or to arrange a meeting with one of our team, please email family@bishopandsewell.co.uk or contact 020 7631 4141 and ask to speak to our Family team.
