POST-MARITAL AGREEMENT/ POST-NUPTIAL AGREEMENT What is a Post-Marital Agreement? The Post-Marital Agreement also known as a Post-Nuptial Agreement (Postnup) means an agreement between spouses regarding property. Family Code Section 1620 states, “Except as otherwise provided by law, spouses cannot, by a contract with each other, alter their legal relations, except as to property.”   The...

Trust your spouse, but don’t be blind or deaf. Decided to transfer property rights, don’t forget to put it in writing. Marital Agreements and Transmutations.   We fall in love, get married and hope it will last forever. I hope you are right, but what if you are not? Spouses have to openly communicate with,...

Question: What does the date of separation mean? Why is it important to determine the date of separation correctly? Answer: Pursuant to Family Code Section 70, “Date of separation” means the date that a complete and final break in the marital relationship has occurred, as evidenced by both of the following: (1) The spouse has expressed...