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Postnuptial Agreements
Postnuptial agreements operate the same exact way as prenuptial agreements. Loosely, they define a married couple’s rights to assets, income, allocation of debt and rights to inherit from one another. The key difference is that the couple enters into a postnuptial agreement after getting married.
Why would someone want a postnuptial agreement? There are a few common reasons:
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