Kanye is singing about them, and millennials are signing them. Millennials are inquiring about prenuptial agreements (“prenups”) more than any other generation, according to a new survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The survey reports that more than half of family law attorneys saw a jump in millennials requesting a prenup.
Why?
It could be millennials are getting married later in life and may have more to lose. They already share a house and a dog, and soon they’ll share life in matrimony, but that’s often where the sharing stops. Some may have a reluctance to share things equitably, which in the court system often means 50/50, and entering into a prenup can prevent that. For example, people starting their own businesses and coming up with their own ideas may have that “property” protected through a prenup.
Talking about divorce before you walk down the aisle isn’t easy. But it’s an honest conversation every couple should have. While a prenup is not the same as an insurance policy, to some it may look like one: you prepare for the worst, but you hope for the best. And of course, as a couple gets older, their thoughts about their property and how they want to share it may change, and that prenup they entered into long ago can be amended or dissolved.
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