Prenuptial Agreements

You just got engaged and while flipping through your bridal magazines, you might be thinking, “Oh, I don’t need a prenup, only the rich and famous need a prenup.” But, that is not always so true anymore. A prenuptial agreement is part financial plan and part legal contract (also part romance squasher to some), yet at the end of the day it protects your interests should divorce occur.

Lots of clients come to Petrelli Previtera, LLC asking about prenuptial agreements and inheritance.

While not the most romantic pre-marital topics, it seems to be becoming an increasingly necessary one. If you are engaged and thinking about a prenuptial agreement (or a prenup as they are commonly called), take a look below at some of the pros and cons. Then, decide if this is something you want to pursue. […]

Prenuptial agreements give couples a lot to think about and may cause some added pre-wedding stress.

Protecting Premarital Property You didn’t believe that you would ever need a prenuptial agreement, despite the property that came with you to your marriage. You intended to be married forever, but things have changed. Now, you are seeking a divorce and you want to keep the property that you owned before you were ever married. […]

Over the years the Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a trial court’s decision to enforce a post-nuptial agreement. An often-cited case is from 2013. This case involved an agreement between two spouses who had been married for thirteen years and contemplated divorce. It outlined the parties’ economic rights and included a provision that the wife would […]