Pre-nuptial/post-nuptial and separation agreements
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It is now increasingly common for couples to want to safeguard their assets against a future claim in divorce or dissolution proceedings. A pre-nuptial/post-nuptial or separation agreement is designed to protect you, give you peace of mind about your financial arrangements and help you to avoid lengthy, costly and distressing litigation when a relationship breaks down.
How we can advise you
Our experienced team can work with you on:
- pre-nuptial agreements: written agreements entered into by a couple before their marriage or civil partnership
- post-nuptial agreements: written agreements entered into by a couple after their marriage or civil partnership has taken place
- separation agreements: written agreements entered into by a couple following the breakdown of their relationship but prior to divorce or dissolution proceedings
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How our team will work with you
We will work with you to:
- discuss all options with you to ascertain which avenues are relevant to your circumstances, given what you want to achieve
- explain the current status of the law and advise you how best to ensure that your pre-nuptial/post-nuptial agreement is likely to be upheld by the court
- advise you about the option of a separation agreement and the limitations of such agreements in the event of subsequent divorce or dissolution proceedings
- discuss with you the financial information you will need to provide
- discuss with you what you should include in your pre-nuptial/post-nuptial or separation agreement and whether it would be appropriate for the agreement to be reviewed in the future to deal with any change in circumstances
- consider with you the likely approach of the court in subsequent divorce or dissolution proceedings and the matters the court will take account of
- consider whether there are any special circumstances to your matter which need to be taken account of
- draft your agreement or review an agreement that has been prepared by your partner’s solicitor
- negotiate the agreement in a proactive and non-confrontational way and will keep you fully up-to-date about progress
- keep you appraised as to costs
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Our clients
We advise clients from all different manner of backgrounds on pre-nuptial/post-nuptial and separation agreements.
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Our experience
Our family law team has extensive experience preparing pre-nuptial/post-nuptial agreements and separation agreements. We regularly deal with a wide range of agreements from ring-fencing a client’s £250,000 family inheritance to setting out what would happen in a case involving a significant family business and trust assets worth in excess of £16 million.
Our experts are members of Resolution; an organisation of family lawyers committed to non-confrontational divorce, separation and other family problems.
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