Protect Your Assets and Plans for the Future
Hello, I’m Oklahoma Moms’ Rights Lawyer Palmer Johnson. I specialize in family law matters with a particular focus on helping mothers navigate the legal proceedings that affect their families. In today’s video, I’m going to be talking about prenuptial agreements and providing a broad framework for what that is when you might want one in the state of Oklahoma.
So prenuptial agreements are valid in the state of Oklahoma as long as they meet certain requirements. They’re fairly straightforward. They need to be signed by both parties after full disclosure of their assets and liabilities. They should include an equitable distribution of property in the event of a divorce. And they can also define what is going to be considered separate property.
Benefits of Prenuptial Agreements
These agreements are handy when both parties have significant assets that they want to clearly define as separate property, things that they may have done prior to meeting their new spouse. If you started a business and from the ground up and it is your business and now it’s very successful, you may not want to risk your new spouse potentially getting half of your business in the event of a divorce.
So it’s a great way for people to plan for the very straightforward contractual elements of their marriage based on the circumstances that exist at the time that they get married. And I think in some ways they can have kind of a negative connotation or be seen as sort of unromantic or as a sign that someone doesn’t have the trust or commitment. But in many instances, it’s just a smart tool to protect the things that you’ve worked most hard to gain in your life.
Get Help with Your Prenuptial Agreement
If you are watching this video and it’s occurred to you that you might need a prenuptial agreement, please reach out to me at moms.law. I can help you navigate the ins and outs of an agreement and make sure that you are protected on the other side. Let’s work together to create an enforceable agreement that protects your interests in the event that your marriage dissolves.