Postnuptial Agreement

Three criteria must be met for a postnuptial agreement to be valid in Minnesota. The use of postnuptial agreements is on the rise. The Wall Street Journal published an article on the use of these contracts, noting that wealthy couples are increasingly using them to lay out how assets will be divided in the event of a divorce, similar to […]

When two people get married, sharing their financial assets (properties, bank accounts, debts, and so forth) is an integral part of the arrangement. If they then get divorced, those assets are divided up between them — either an even half-and-half or an “equitable” split, depending on the applicable state laws covering marital property. Couples can change the way property is […]