prenuptial agreement

Sometimes an·te·nup·tial a·gree·ment

[pree-nuhp-shuhl uh-gree-muhnt, ‐chuhl]

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noun

Law.

Also prenup a contract between two people who are about to marry regarding their respective property and support rights upon termination of the marriage by divorce or death, and sometimes regarding property rights during the marriage.

prenuptial agreement

noun

a contract made between a man and woman before they marry, agreeing on the distribution of their assets in the event of divorce

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The controversy over Hilaria’s heritage comes up about halfway through the premiere episode, as she and Alec discuss her prenuptial agreement during a confessional interview.

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Foster, who has starred in “3:10 to Yuma,” “Six Feet Under” and the Disney Channel series “Flash Forward,” asked the court to enforce a 2018 prenuptial agreement that called for an “equitable division” of their marital assets and debts and the incorporation of their “marital dissolution agreement and agreed parenting plan” into their final divorce decree.

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One surprising thing about Jennifer Lopez’s split from Ben Affleck is that her divorce petition did not include any mention of a prenuptial agreement.

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A prenuptial agreement is a legal document that explains what will happen to a couple’s assets if they get divorced.

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“To engage in these difficult conversations while still riding the high of early relationship bliss, couples can use the conversation around a prenuptial agreement to build their roadmap for handling difficult conversations in the future,” Flinn said.

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