What to Do Before I Do: The Modern Couple's Guide to Marriage, Money and Prenups

by Nihara K. Choudhri

Book Overview

The cake has been chosen, the reception hall reserved, and all the attire ordered. Creating a marriage contract is probably the last thing on your mind. However, by working with your spouse-to-be to design your particular marriage contract, you control the relationship and direct your future. What to Do Before "I Do" takes the potentially unromantic idea of a prenuptial agreement and makes you see its importance to your relationship. Proper planning will answer questions such as- Will your child continue to be cared for in the manner you wish if you pass away? Is your fiance's debt your responsibility? Can your wife claim your premarital property in a divorce? People often enter marriage with only a vague understanding of their partner's financial status. Even if you decide against a prenuptial agreement, after reading this book, you will realize how important it is to go into a marriage with your eyes wide open."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572484519
• ISBN13: 9781572484511
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Sphinx Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Good resource

I am a law student and have already taken a Family law class, but I learned things from this book that I hadn't learned in class (because frankly, I don't think my professor knew about them). The book doesn't teach you how to write your own prenup without an attorney, but it can help you make a list of the issues you need to discuss with an attorney, or better yet, reach a basic agreement with your fiancee before you see an attorney to draft the actual document. I disagree with the review below that says this is an uncompassionate book filled with horror stories. It's true that the book uses stories, but it uses them in context and tries to convince you that having a prenup doesn't mean that you don't love the other person. I gave the book only 4 stars because I think the sample prenup in the back of the book leaves some important issues unaddressed.