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Index
Cover
Title
Copyright
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Table of Contents
Your Prenup Companion
1 A Prenup Primer
Our Assumptions
How Prenups Work
How to Make a Prenup
2 Is a Prenup Right for You?
What You Can Do With a Prenup
What You Can’t Do With a Prenup
Will a Prenup Work for You?
3 Deciding on the Specifics
Evaluating Your Situation
Talking It Through
Will Your Prenup Pass the Fairness Test?
4 Understanding Your State’s Law
Which Laws Apply to Your Prenup?
Preparing to Review the Law
An Overview of State Law
Researching State Law
Do You Still Want a Prenup?
5 Assembling Your Draft Agreement: The Basics
An Outline of Your Prenup
Working on Your Prenup
Choosing the Clauses for Your Prenup
Assembling the Pages of Your Draft
Sample Prenups
6 Additional Provisions for Your Prenup
Optional Paragraph 1: Estate Planning Matters
Optional Paragraph 2: Property Transfers or Purchases of Insurance Upon Marriage
Optional Paragraph 3: Provisions Applicable to Divorce
Optional Paragraph 4: Other Matters
7 Turning Your Draft Into a Binding Agreement
Planning Ahead
Finding Good Lawyers
Preparing the Formal Agreement
If Problems Arise
Preparing an Abstract of the Agreement
Signing the Agreement: Formalities and Fun
8 Working Together
Five Keys to Working Together Successfully
A Suggested Approach to Working Together
Communicating Effectively
Negotiating Lovingly
What to Do When Problems Arise
9 After You’ve Made a Prenup
Storing the Original Agreement and Copies
Recording an Abstract or Memorandum of the Agreement
Following Your Own Rules
Completing Your Estate Plan
Reviewing the Agreement
Changing Your Prenup: Postnuptial Agreements
Closing Thoughts
Appendixes
A How to Use the Interactive Forms
Editing Your Document
Printing Out the Document
Saving Your Document
Accessing the Summary of State Prenuptial Laws
List of Forms Available on the Nolo Website
B Worksheets
Worksheet 1: Financial Inventory
Worksheet 2: Credit History and Spending Habits
Worksheet 3: Financial Outlook
Worksheet 4: Prenup Goals
Worksheet 5: The Basics of Our Prenup
Worksheet 6: Comparison of Prenup to Law
C Clauses for Building Your Prenup
Your Prenup’s Title (Mandatory for All Agreements)
The Ten Basic Paragraphs (Mandatory for All Agreements)
Optional Paragraphs
Financial Disclosures
Abstract of Prenup
Index
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