Lest you think I'm a jaded cynical divorce lawyer, a preface: I love love and believe in lifelong partnerships. I also believe intentional marriages (with thoughtfully written marital partnership agreements aka prenups) can provide a degree of financial protection or benefits … [Read more...]
Marrying or divorcing a trust fund beneficiary in California?
Lisa and Jean had fairy tale weddings and luxurious lifestyles during marriage. They lived in multi-million dollar homes in Napa and San Francisco, drove Porsches, had nannies and housekeepers, and travelled to exotic destinations. Both also were horrified during divorce when … [Read more...]
3 reasons you want a prenuptial agreement
Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul. If either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas. For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining and passion, unattended, is a … [Read more...]
Are Most Women scared of prenuptial agreements?
Ninety nine percent of the people who contact me about prenuptial agreements are men. And over the course of my twenty-five years of practice as an attorney, only two women have initiated the prenuptial planning process. This means, approximately .000002% of an estimated one … [Read more...]
“Prenuptial Agreements” are not bad words
If you're getting legally married, I want you and your spouse to be happy and healthy together for the rest of your days. If for some reason this doesn't happen and you get divorced, I want your divorce to be a healing, short and satisfactory process. Having a partnership or … [Read more...]