Postmarital or antenuptial agreements are drafted after the marriage has taken place but before either party separates, divorces, leaves, or dies. These contracts contain provisions similar to those in premarital contracts. Courts look carefully at these types of agreements since once the marriage has taken place it is sometimes the case that one of the parties is unwilling to enter into the agreement. A postmarital agreement may alter the rules for the division of property between the spouses in the event of divorce or death. A married couple may seek to enter into a postmarital agreement after a significant financial change or after a reunification subsequent to a separation. A Marital Settlement Agreement is a particular form of postmarital agreement that specifies the distribution of property and responsibility for debt between the respective spouses as part of a divorce.
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