VIRGINIA PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT LAWYERS

PREMARITAL AGREEMENTS

The Virginia prenuptial agreement lawyers of SRIS, P.C., have prepared and/or reviewed prenuptial agreements for a number of our family law clients who want to safeguard their finances. Other area divorce law and family law attorneys regularly refer clients to our firm for this reason. The following are some definitions pertaining to prenuptial agreements pursuant to the Pre-marital Agreement Act:

“Premarital agreement” means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.

“Property” means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings.

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In Virginia, our client meeting locations in Northern Virginia are in Fairfax, Loudoun & Manassas; in the Richmond Metro area, our client meeting location is in Fredericksburg & Richmond; in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater Area, our client meeting location is in Virginia Beach; in Western Virginia, our client meeting location is located in Lynchburg.

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Our divorce lawyers have an extensive amount of experience with representing clients who are seeking an prenuptial agreement in Virginia. Our divorce attorneys who represent clients with prenup agreements are careful to consider all of your family law concerns and provide thoughtful, prudent guidance through all of your family law & divorce law issues. If you wish to consult a SRIS, P.C. prenuptial agreement attorney or family law lawyer to either draft a prenuptial agreement or defend a prenuptial agreement, call our client meeting location, or contact us on line.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE LAWS:

• § 20-148. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

“Premarital agreement” means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.

“Property” means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings.

• § 20-149. Formalities of premarital agreement

A premarital agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties. Such agreement shall be enforceable without consideration and shall become effective upon marriage.

• § 20-150. Content of agreement

Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:

1. The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;

2. The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;

3. The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;

4. Spousal support;

5. The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;

6. The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;

7. The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and

8. Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.