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Product Description Plan today for peace of mind tomorrow Marriage is so much more than a great wedding. It’s also a legal contract that binds two people together in many aspects of life, including finances. If you and your spouse can’t agree on how to divide assets in the event of a split, the state may end up deciding that for you. Fortunately, you can create a customized prenuptial agreement that addresses your concerns, including: Combining Nolo's legal expertise and plain-English writing, Prenuptial Agreements makes a potentially touchy subject easy to deal with while explaining how to create a valid contract. This easy-to-use book covers: protecting each other from debts taking care of children from a previous marriage clarifying financial responsibilities protecting hard-earned assets and much more Prenuptial Agreements makes a potentially touchy subject easy to deal with while explaining the foundations of a solid contract. The 6th edition is completely updated to provide the latest laws of your state and includes instructions any couple can use to write a clear agreement. With Downloadable Forms: Easy-to-use worksheets and essential agreement clauses that help you get organized are available for download (details inside). Review “A comprehensive and well-written guide that will greatly help couples―and lawyers―in drafting prenuptial agreements.” Stuart Walzer, family law attorney & author “An excellent gift for any starry-eyed couple …” Reference & Research Book News "Approximately 50% of all marriages in the United States end in divorce. Marriage is one of the few personal contracts in which the state you live in dictates the terms of a divorce -- unless a couple create their own customized premarital agreement. Combining Nolo's legal expertise and plain-English writing, this newly updated and expanded fifth edition of "Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair & Lasting Contract" makes a potentially touchy subject easy to deal with while explaining how to create a valid contract. Thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "Prenuptial Agreements" is an easy-to-use guide that covers: Whether a prenup is right for your relationship; How to decide what a prenup should include; How to deal with special situations, such as one spouse's debts, business ownership, or kids from a previous marriage; How to assemble a draft agreement; How to turn your draft into a contract; and even offers tips on negotiating and communicating. This current edition of "Prenuptial Agreements" reflects current state laws, plus worksheets and clauses for preparing an agreement that suits the unique needs of anyone contemplating getting married and desirous of the protection that a prenuptial agreement can provide. Simply stated, "Prenuptial Agreements" should be a part of every community library collection." The Midwest Book Review, James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief About the Author Katherine E. Stoner is a superior court commissioner in Monterey County, California. Prior to that, she was a certified family law specialist, with a practice focused primarily on family law and mediation. She was a founding member of Collaborative Practice of Monterey County. She is also the coauthor of Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair & Lasting Contract (Nolo). Katherine has been a trainer at the Center for Mediation in Law in Marin County, California, and is an adjunct faculty member at Monterey College of Law, where she teaches community property, family law, and mediation. Shae Irving has written and edited for Nolo since 1994, specializing in estate planning and family law issues. She has written or co-written books and software, including Prenuptial Agreements: How to Write a Fair and Lasting Contract, Living Wills and Powers of Attorney for California, Get It Together: Organize Your Records So Your Family Won't Have To, and Nolo's Quicken WillMaker Plus software. Shae graduated from Boalt Hall School