What should the pre-marital contract cover?
It should cover:- How assets like money, shares, pension, etc are to be divided between you.
- What will happen to your house(s) - who will be entitled to live where?
- Any ongoing payments ("maintenance") to be paid to the other, and for how long.
- Any maintenance to be paid for the children.
- Where there is an international aspect to the family (for example, you own homes in more than one country or you and your partner are of different nationalities), the country where the divorce proceedings will take place.
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- I'm getting married soon and I've read about pre-marital contracts. Should I have one?
- We don't own very much. Is there any point in us making a pre-marital contract?
- Isn't it rather unromantic to make provision for the marriage failing? How can I raise it with my partner?
- Do I need a solicitor to make a pre-marital contract?
