From Our “Ask a Question” mailbag: “What are the Estate Planning Advantages for LGBTQ Marriage?” “My partner and I are thinking about marriage. But, I keep hearing that there are tax and estate planning problems caused by marriage. You are an estate planning lawyer, can you tell me the estate planning […]
Tag: Prenuptial Agreement
From our “Ask a Question” mailbag: Can a divorced spouse claim inheritance? Getting divorced changes everything. This includes legal rights that you may have had during your marriage. A common question is if an ex-spouse can take an inheritance that was received during a marriage. An example would be you […]
From Our “Ask a Question” Mailbag: Prenup Digital Privacy Clauses Most Recently Updated August 9, 2018. “I love my fiance, but I recognize that our marriage might not last forever. My parents divorced and used all means possible to make each other look bad. I have heard about Digital Privacy […]
From our “Ask a Question” Mailbag: Does a Prenup Agreement cover what happens if I die during my marriage?
From our “Ask a Question” mailbag: What if my future son-in-law refuses to sign a prenuptial agreement? Can he claim a share of what I leave my daughter?
If your daughter marries her fiancé without a prenuptial agreement, and commingles with her husband’s assets what she inherits from you, then—in a divorce—she may lose a share or all of her inheritance. Further, if she dies after receiving the inheritance, she may give all of her inheritance to her husband who is free to then leave those assets as he sees fit at his death.
Even though you do not have much now, your father is likely worried about what you will inherit from him and what you will earn in the future. I would imagine your father has witnessed what appeared to be happy marriages that descended into warfare. He is trying to help you avoid some of that pain if your upcoming marriage doesn’t work out.
