Prenuptial Agreement Mediation

It can be difficult to know if mediation is right for you and your spouse. The decision only becomes more difficult if a mediator needs a large retinator in advance. When pay-as-you-go mediation by South Shore Divorce Mediation, you only pay for the mediation services you use. There are no retainers or anticipated financial commitments. Call again today at (781) 253-2049. The most common approach to the execution of a marriage contract is as follows: the wealthiest spouse (who has more wealth to protect) pays for a lawyer in order to prepare a prenup offering maximum protection to this wealthiest spouse. The lawyer and the wealthier spouse re-exexquent the draft contract, and at the end of the discussion, the wealthier spouse is convinced that the draft contract is a perfect representation of a standard pretext. Then the less fortunate spouse receives the document. The idea of mediation is for the parties to think about the terms of their marriage contract and define them mutually. They get married, so they should reflect notions of love and care. The trial should not be contaminated by the thoughts of their former lawyers or parents, who are often the „shadow parties“ behind a prenup. In order not to harm the marriage, a prenup should not be a constraint.

This is also a prerequisite for the application of a prenup. Each party must freely and voluntarily consent to the conditions. If the agreement is not binding, the parties will likely be behind, if there is a triggering event that leads it to come into play. There is no better way to get to a real head meeting than to do it face to face in mediation sessions with an experienced prenup mediator. The intermediation of a marriage contract fundamentally changes the prenup process. A negotiated marriage contract is not prepared by a lawyer in charge of arms, whose only duty is to protect the wealthiest spouse. Mediation is collaborative. Both spouses have the same seats at the table. The voices of both spouses are heard and their concerns are raised.

None of the spouses are suffocated, dictated or say „take it or don`t leave it“. Guarantee the applicability of a marriage contract If it is not applicable, a marriage contract is not worth the paper on which it is written. These are four ways to ensure the implementation of the agreement. As mentioned above, many future spouses are familiar with the concept of performing a marriage contract. However, when it comes to exchanging draft proposals, worrying power dynamics emerge. The wealthier spouse hires an expensive lawyer to prepare a prenup project for the sole purpose of protecting the wealthier spouse for $US 10,000. The less fortunate spouse is invited to review the agreement with his own lawyer (much cheaper). It can be a confrontational and very unpleasant experience….