Protecting Your Financial Interests During Marriage

Prenuptial and marital agreements are important documents that clearly define your obligations and protect your rights, before and after marriage. A prenuptial agreement is a contract that you and your future spouse agree to before your marriage. You draft a marital agreement, also called a postnuptial agreement during the marriage, but before a divorce.

At the Law Offices of Joy Y. Frank, located in White Plains, New York, we draft post and prenuptial agreements as well as review agreements drafted by other attorneys. It is especially important for people with property, assets, and children from a prior marriage to draft these agreements. To learn more about the importance of marital and prenuptial agreements, contact attorney Joy Y. Frank.

Prenuptial Agreements and Financial Protection

When you bring a business, financial wealth, real estate, and other assets into a marriage, it is important to define clearly ownership rights before problems arise. Given the fact that today, many people marry later in life; prenuptial agreements serve a greater importance for more people seeking to protect financial investments they have already acquired. It ensures investors, business partners, and entrepreneurs that a spouse will not jeopardize their financial undertakings.

Lawyer Joy Y. Frank assists investors, business owners, and people seeking to define their financial obligations, and protect their property holdings. Some of the common terms addressed in a prenuptial agreement include:

• Child custody and support
• Property and debt division
• Spousal maintenance / alimony

Postnuptial / Marital Agreements

Anytime during the marriage, and before you file for divorce, you may draft a marital agreement that serves much of the same purposes of a prenuptial agreement. This agreement will define your obligations and protect your rights, should your relationship dissolve.

If you want to protect your financial investments, and define your future obligations, contact the Law Offices of Joy Y. Frank in White Plains. We draft agreements for couples throughout New York, including people in Yonkers and Mount Vernon.