Should You Consider a Prenup?
Texas courts tend to honor prenuptial agreements if they have been properly constructed. The attorneys at The Parker Firm carefully draw up the contract and take additional steps to establish it as enforceable.
Contact our McKinney, Texas law office today to explore a premarital or post-nuptial agreement. We have two board-certified lawyers* who are experienced in drafting "prenups" to protect your interests.
Prenuptial Agreements
A prenuptial agreement is, of course, recommended for high net worth individuals whose fiance/fiancee has few assets. It also makes sure children from a prior marriage are taken care of if you are getting remarried.
It is not only the "rich" who can benefit from a prenuptial/post-nuptial agreement. These contracts make sense for anyone with any sort of estate — a home you own in your name, substantial 401(k) savings, a business start-up. A prenup not only protects your house, for example, but also the increase in value that otherwise would be considered community property in a Texas divorce. A premarital agreement is not an acknowledgement that divorce is inevitable or even likely. Many prenups are never invoked. But by defining separate property, divorce is simplified if it does happen.
A postnuptial agreement is a similar document signed any time after you marry. It may account for new property acquired during marriage. Or it may address a pending break-up, resolving property division for when you officially dissolve the marriage.
Will It Stand Up in Litigation?
A prenup can be defeated if there was evidence of coercion, non-disclosure of assets or other fraud. At The Parker Firm, we execute prenuptial agreements with a court reporter and videographer. We then file a lawsuit immediately seeking a declaratory judgment by the court that it is enforceable.
Arrange a consultation at 972.562.2212. We represent men or women in Collin County and the entire DFW Metroplex, including counsel to anyone asked to sign a premarital/post-marital agreement.
* Attorneys George Parker and Danny Garner are certified as Family Law Specialists by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
George Parker
Danny Carl Garner
Kimberly D. Smith
