Definition Antenuptial Agreement - a legal contract signed by two people prior to marriage limiting a spouse’s rights to property, support, or inheritance if the marriage ends in divorce.
Application in Divorce See Prenuptial Agreement.

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  1. When You and Your Spouse Both Have Money
    The concept of an Antenuptial Agreement is much easier to introduce to a spouse-to-be if both spouses have a significant amount of money. Typically the primary goal of anyone is to remain financially self-supportive (if needed to be) and if an Antenuptial Agreement defeats this, it is normally not favorably by that spouse and the court.
    Contributed on 4/18/2007 by: DivorceDex.com Staff
    Category: Agreements  (Applicable in All States)
  2. The Validity of an Antenuptial Agreement
    The governing state laws an antenuptial agreement is drafted under is a critical. The validity and application of the agreement is a big question mark until it is put to the test. Many people have these types of agreements only to find they are not fully recognized or upheld by the court upon divorce.
    Contributed on 4/18/2007 by: DivorceDex.com Staff
    Category: Agreements  (Applicable in All States)
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Prenuptial Agreements
A premarital agreement may also be called an antenuptial agreement.  The terms are synonymous.  Prenuptial or antenuptial agreements refer to a contract between two persons planning to marry which governs the rights and liabilities of the parties if they should happen to get divorced or in the event one spouse dies.  In short, a prenuptial agreement determines the rights of parties to property, responsibility for debt  and may even determine whether spousal maintenance (alimony) is paid.
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