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Can You Rewrite a Prenup?

By Jennifer Gardella / October 20, 2022

A prenuptial agreement is a contract signed by couples before they marry that spells out asset division and responsibilities of each spouse in the case of divorce, separation, or death. A prenup may cover property rights, division of property or finances, spousal support, rights and property interests of children from a previous marriage, and the…

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Why and How to Ask for a Prenuptial Agreement

By Elissa C. Goldberg / December 6, 2018

When you’re in love and starting your life together, you hardly want to think about getting divorced and splitting the assets. For this reason, prenuptial agreements have a very bad reputation. There is the risk that starting the discussion will burst the bubble of “happily ever after” that all young couples dream of, so the…

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Pope Francis Pennsylvania and Prenuptial Agreements

By Elissa C. Goldberg / September 14, 2015

Divorce and Prenuptial agreements have long been sources of friction for American Catholics. As Pope Francis travels to Philadelphia this month, his more liberal and compassionate stances are in the media, particularly one comment made at a June audience in Rome when he said divorce may sometimes be “morally necessary.” Whether or not this represents…

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