Prenuptial Agreements

Our lawyers have been drafting prenuptial agreements for many years. Because of this, we are able to create enforceable agreements that work as intended for our clients. At Anderson, Fields, McIlwain & Dermody, we help men and women protect themselves and their assets against future disputes. To learn how we can develop a prenuptial agreement that meets your needs, contact our Seattle law firm.

Prenuptial agreements can prevent disputes over property. Call (206) 322-2060 to learn more about pre-nups.

Like many attorneys, we expect our clients to plan ahead. Premarital agreements must be finalized and recorded with the county no less than 30 days prior to the marriage. We also require that the future spouse be represented by his or her own attorney. Both of these requirements increase the probability that the prenuptial agreement will remain enforceable over time.

Having a prenuptial agreement that identifies separate property alleviates stress within a marriage. It also makes the process of divorce, if it should occur, much less complicated. We encourage our clients to seek a prenuptial agreement as a safeguard. Whether the marriage is your first or a subsequent union, we can develop an agreement that defines what will happen should the marriage break up.

We draft prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for all types of family situations

Our lawyers also handle community property agreements for clients in same-sex or heterosexual partnerships. We also do postnuptial agreements. These often focus on property acquired after the breakup of the marriage that could materially change the inheritance received by the children.

While we handle post-nups and pre-nups under any circumstances, many of our clients are getting married for a second time or have divorced when their children are older. Whatever your circumstances, we can develop an agreement that safeguards your property and your children's inheritance. Contact us to learn how we can help.

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