Product Description

Write a prenuptial agreement and enter your marriage with eyes wide open.

Marriage is one of the few personal contracts in which your state dictates the terms -- unless you create your own customized premarital agreement.
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-read book covers:

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51955 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 2
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781413307153
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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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 stary-eyed couple, this guide approached the contract of marriage clearly and thoroughly." -- Reference & Research Book News

About the Author
Katherine E. Stoner is an attorney/mediator in private practice with the firm of Stoner, Welsh & Schmidt in Pacific Grove, California. In addition to mediation, her practice includes consulting attorney services for clients who are in mediation. Ms. Stoner is a Certified Family Law Specialist, who teaches community property at Monterey College of Law and is on the training staff of the Center for Mediation and Law in Mill Valley, California. She has lectured extensively on family law and mediation and has been interviewed by major media including NBC's Today Show.

Irving has been a Nolo author and editor 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. She is the managing editor of WillMaker and also edits many of Nolo's estate planning books. Irving graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley and briefly practiced law at a large San Francisco firm before joining Nolo's editorial staff.

Katherine E. Stoner is an attorney/mediator in private practice with the firm of Stoner, Welsh & Schmidt in Pacific Grove, California. In addition to mediation, her practice includes consulting attorney services for clients who are in mediation. Ms. Stoner is a Certified Family Law Specialist, who teaches community property at Monterey College of Law and is on the training staff of the Center for Mediation and Law in Mill Valley, California. She has lectured extensively on family law and mediation and has been interviewed by major media including NBC's Today Show.

Irving has been a Nolo author and editor 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. She is the managing editor of WillMaker and also edits many of Nolo's estate planning books. Irving graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley and briefly practiced law at a large San Francisco firm before joining Nolo's editorial staff.

Customer Reviews

Prenuptial Agreements Are A Necessity And So Is This Book
As I am preparing to be wed for the second time in November 2007, it is necessary for me to execute a prenuptial agreement to protect my assets and the assets of my children. It would be irresponsible to marry without one. I have researched available information on the internet including a determination of the best book on this subject matter. I ordered this book from Amazon at the best price available and I was not disappointed. The book is informative and includes sample language and forms to prepare your own prenuptial agreement. I, however, will simply use the book as reference material so I can carry on an intelligent conversation with an attorney of my choosing. I would NEVER try to prepare and execute a prenuptial agreement on my own given the complexities, legal issues, and different circumstances of each person. If you are in my situation, order the book and learn from it. Then, seek out an attorney to prepare and execute the agreement to ensure it cannot be challenged. Although I have a distaste for attorneys, sometimes you just can't get along without them. Regards and I wish you all a long, loving and prosperous marriage.

great introduction and hands-on guide
In my opinion, everybody should have a prenup because the process of drafting one teaches couples how to talk about money - and invaluable asset in their marriage to come.
We used this book to plan our prenup before our marriage in 2005.
It gives you all the relevant information, helps you consider all the important points, and alerts you about differences across states etc.
We still used lawyers to bullet-proof the agreement, but knowing exactly what we wanted greatly cut down on fees. In fact, my lawyer commented that she rarely had such a well-prepared client and the draft of the agreement was the fairest she had seen in years.

Abosolutely Fabulous
My now husband and I used this book and the included cd to write our pre-marital agreement. We did have seperate attorney's read it and explain it to avoid any conflict of interest excetra. Mine read it over for legality. His attorney was hesitant about not writeing it and allowing for reduced fees for only reviewing it because he sees too many that are not done well by do-it-yourselfers. However, after my husband's meeting he told me his attorney said that it was the most thurough and accurate do-it-yourself agreement he has ever seen!

I would highly recomend this, as well as negotiating lower fees if you choose to hire an attorny.