Up to the 1970’s, according to an article in the Washington Post, Sunday, August 27, 2017 “In the 1970’s about 8 in 10 people had married by age 30, according to a U.S. census report. In 2016, that same percentage wasn’t reached until age 46.” Reasons for this include the more general acceptance of cohabitation, individuals, particularly women, desire to be independent and self sustaining both emotionally and financially before making a committed relationship, the rise in the divorce rate hovers around 50% for first time marriages--higher for marriage 2 plus making the idea of marriage “scary”, and/or young people of today tend to put established financial security ahead of “romance”.
All this being said, the idea of a prenuptial agreement is fast gaining ground as a sensible tool to protect an individual’s personal assets and monies and make sure premarital debt is the responsibility of the partner who established it. For many years a prenuptial agreement was mainly used when there were children from a former relationship whose inheritance needed protecting should their birth or adoptive parent die or because a partner lost a great deal of assets or was saddled with unfair debt from a prior marriage and didn’t want to risk that happening again. By using a properly drawn up written, signed, witnessed, and notarized prenuptial agreement the courts in Florida and most states, will honor the decisions set forth in the document.

But, it is mandatory, the prenuptial agreement by drawn up properly and all the ‘i’s dotted and t’s crossed” for the court to follow the directions stated in the agreement. While many couples choose to try to save money and create their own prenuptial agreement, it is unwise, given the legal requirements of today’s courts. Using an experienced Family Law attorney will not only be helpful from the term of correct legal information regarding prenuptial agreements, it will ensure the court’s acceptance, should it become necessary in the future. There are, however circumstances when a court will not accept a properly drawn prenuptial agreement which can include proven false information, partner coercion, not providing an interpreter for a non-English speaking partner, and/or a partner taking advantage of the other in hiring a high power attorney to draw up the agreement when the other partner is not able to do so.

Attorney Grant Gisondo who practice is in West Palm Beach, and serves Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Miami-Dade, Broward, Orange, and Hillsborough counties in Florida, and in Washington D.C. is knowledgeable and has over 10 years experience in helping persons seeking a prenuptial agreement. By meeting in person with prospective clients for a free, initial, in office consultation Attorney Grant is able to answer questions and share how he can help. Call (561) 530-4568 to make an appointment. His office hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday and for new clients, Saturday from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. His website, https://gisondolaw.com gives important details for further information regarding Attorney Gisondo and his Family Law practice.