Should you waive alimony in a prenup?
The answer is yes. You can waive alimony in a prenuptial agreement; however, it must be done with the significant caveats and disclosures and there is never a 100\% guarantee. However, if the waiver of alimony would leave the spouse needing government assistance, the court can and will set aside the waiver of alimony.
Can I decline spousal support?
The judge can ONLY change your spousal or partner support from the date you filed your papers in court asking for the change. So if something happens that makes it necessary for you to change the amount of spousal/partner support, it is very important that you act right away.
What happens if you don’t have a prenuptial agreement?
Before the marriage separation, being a clever lawyer that she is, she managed to accumulate and pay off lots of debt using the line of credit they shared, basically putting the marriage in hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. Without that prenup now he will end up with very little or nothing and the divorce may drag for who knows how long.
Would you sign a PreNup with your fiance?
Most folks will sign a prenup if someone other than the fiance is forcing the issue, such as the parents insisting on it for all their children. Most folks will sign a prenup if they write it together. Presenting a pre-written one that you arranged yourself for your own selfish reasons is pretty tough going.
Why do people ask for a prenup before divorce?
As for #2, sometimes people ask for a prenup because they imagine their partner becoming vindictive and greedy during a divorce. That makes some sense, considering how often divorces are sour, hateful affairs. But who wants to acknowledge that they might go nuts and try to hurt their partner out of spite when things don’t work out?
Who benefits from a prenup?
Most prenups are designed to benefit whoever is having it written up in a blanket/all-encompassing fashion, in a way that severely limits the other party in every way imaginable. It basically says “You aren’t as good as me, don’t try to take MY stuff”.