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When a couple chooses to spend the rest of their lives together with the commitment of marriage, they often have several decisions to make. Some couples may have to decide where they will live and how many children they want to have in addition to planning a wedding....
Most couples have heard about prenuptial agreements. In fact, if you or your spouse suggested such an agreement before you married, it may have caused some tension between you. Perhaps you and your partner ultimately discarded the idea, but now that you've been...
Illinois couples looking to get married are likely focused on planning wedding details, such as vows, menus and venues. However, doing some financial planning before the big day could be beneficial as well. Creating a prenuptial agreement before a marriage takes place...
Before two people walk down the aisle, they naturally expect their future marriage to work out. A prenup sounds, to many people, like an expectation of divorce. However, it opens up discussion about important financial matters and values. Even the best-laid plans for...
If you are newly engaged, the thought of talking to your future spouse about a prenuptial agreement may be the furthest thing from your mind. However, you may want to reconsider that and open up a discussion about this. Why should you do this? For starters, it puts...
Couples in Illinois who are interested in setting up prenuptial agreements should be prepared to conduct a thorough review of current and future financial matters. According to the American Bar Association, the process for creating a premarital contract should start...
If you are engaged to be married, you and your spouse-to-be understandably have many decisions to make. Certainly many of those decisions will be about your actual wedding day and your honeymoon. However, it is important that you do not put the wedding in the center...
As with many things in our society, prenuptial agreements have evolved over the past few decades. More and more couples in Illinois today are entering into these marital contracts to help protect non-marital property in the event that a divorce later happens. Modern...
Certainly couples in Illinois look forward to a full life together when they choose to get married. That wish, however, does not negate the wish to have appropriate control over one’s assets and future. Prenuptial agreements give future spouses the ability to have the...
If you are considering putting together a prenuptial agreement, you probably have some financial concerns regarding your upcoming marriage. A legal contract between you and your future spouse is a great way to address those matters. According to the Illinois Uniform...
