http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Prenuptial-Agreements/Federal/index.html LawInfo - Legal Resource Center offers free legal forms and free legal documents that is designed to help consumers and businesses resolve their legal issues http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Prenuptial-Agreements/Federal/what-is-a-prenuptial-agreement.html <P>A prenuptial agreement, or a premarital agreement, is a written contract created by two individuals who plan to be married.&nbsp; This agreement lists all individually owned property, such as homes and businesses, family assets, stocks and bonds, savings accounts as well as debts, and specifies what will and will not remain individually owned property after the legalization of marriage.&nbsp; Prenuptial agreements also specify whether spousal support will be paid in the event of a divorce, and the intentions regarding distribution of individually owned property upon death.</P> <P>Factors that cannot be stipulated in prenuptial agreements are binding legal matters such as child support; i.e. a couple cannot lawfully agree in a prenuptial agreement that either party will in no way be responsible for restitution.&nbsp; And, a few states do not allow prenuptial agreements to modify or eliminate the right of a spouse to receive court&shy;ordered alimony at divorce, although a prenuptial agreement can facilitate in the degree of compensation.</P> Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Prenuptial-Agreements/Federal/do-both-parties-to-a-premarital-agreement-nee.html Not necessarily, but the benefits of having one are knowing that the contract is prepared correctly and that you have made an informed decision. The attorney will also be able to guide you in writing an agreement that is most mutually beneficial for both parties. Also, a prenuptial agreement prepared by an attorney is more likely to be enforceable because it is written in proper legal terms. Prenuptial Agreements FAQs Tue, 29 May 2007 21:19:00 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Prenuptial-Agreements/Federal/do-i-need-a-lawyer-or-can-i-prepare-one-mysel.html There is no requirement that you have a lawyer, however, without one (two actually, one for both you and your future spouse) you are setting yourself up for a legal fight later on if you get divorced.&nbsp; Money spent to have a solid premarital agreement prepared is money well spent.&nbsp; The costs associated with fighting over the legal validity of a poorly created agreement will quickly make up for any costs saved by attempting to do this on your own. Prenuptial Agreements FAQs Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:40:43 GMT http://resources.lawinfo.com/en/Legal-FAQs/Prenuptial-Agreements/Federal/what-is-a-premarital-or-prenuptial-agreement-.html The terms &ldquo;premarital&rdquo; and &ldquo;prenuptial&rdquo; are used interchangeably.&nbsp; Simply put, this is a legal contract that two people enter into before they get married that determines who gets what and who gets paid how much should they divorce. 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