Should I get a prenup lawyer?

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North Capital, Financial Advisory Firm

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Rather than having an attorney draft and review the agreement, you could draft the agreement yourself, then have involve the attorney(s) at the end to make sure everything looks suitable.

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Bob Maloney, MSFS, AEP, MSFS, AEP

@napfabob • 02/26/16 This answer was first published on 02/26/16. For the most current information about a financial product, you should always check and confirm accuracy with the offering financial institution. Editorial and user-generated content is not provided, reviewed or endorsed by any company.

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Assuming for the moment that the assets are not overly complicated and the two of you are in agreement, then working with a predraft agreement can in fact save you a good deal of money. However, once you believe the two of you have come to an agreement and have a draft that's acceptable to the two of you, I would strongly recommend that you each contact a separate attorney to at least have the document reviewed. I have done this with a number of clients over the years and what the attorney is then paid to do is to review an existing document and comment on whether she/he feels it is complete or needs additional work. If on the other hand one of the two of you have significant assets in excess of your future spouse, then I think you should hire a competent attorney for the original drafting. If you take the time to enter into a prenuptial agreement, you want one that will stand up to the test of time if you're both ever dragged into court. Good luck

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