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HelloPrenup was created to help all engaged couples get on the same page about their financial futures and responsibilities!

HelloPrenup’s proprietary platform was designed to make creating a prenup affordable, fast, comprehensive, and collaborative.

Let’s dig into these pillars…

Affordable: At $599 flat, HelloPrenup costs a fraction of what it would cost to get your document drafted by a divorce attorney in your state. No high retainer fee or hidden costs here!

Fast: By following our streamlined process, many couples are able to download their negotiated prenuptial agreement in hours!

Comprehensive: We vet the case law and state requirements before we support prenuptial agreement generation in individual states within the United States. Check out our States pages for specific information. We also provide a long list of customized clauses you can include for no extra cost.

Collaborative: Our software allows you and your fiance to negotiate the terms of your agreement in an easy-to-use interface. We believe it is crucial that both partners are involved in the prenuptial agreement generation process.

Read more about how HelloPrenup compares to other methods.

It’s never too soon after an engagement to create a prenuptial agreement. In fact, sometimes the sooner a prenup is created, the better. Some couples become stressed when drafting a prenuptial agreement; which is why we developed HelloPrenup to make the process simple and seamless. Nevertheless, we know that the concept of creating a prenuptial agreement can still seem intimidating — no matter how straightforward the process may be. Therefore, it may be best to get everything out in the open and create your prenup as soon as possible. Just like your teachers always told you, it’s best to avoid procrastination! After all, don’t you want to get to the fun stuff ASAP?

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A prenuptial agreement can protect the property interests of each individual in a marriage. Prenuptial agreements can also protect a spouse from assuming credit card, school, personal or mortgage debts of the other partner in the event of a divorce. For marriages in which either spouse has children from a previous relationship, prenups can even determine which property is protected for purposes of estate planning. Prenups can address spousal support and alimony concerns, and clarify the financial rights and responsibilities during a marriage, and they may help avoid long, emotionally exhausting and expensive disputes in the case of divorce.

Prenuptial agreements can help protect your assets in the case of divorce or death. You can designate that certain property will be considered your own separate property and not subject to any claims by your spouse. Prenups can protect family inheritance and your children’s interests in your efforts and assets. A prenuptial agreement can also provide clarity and a plan about how to distribute property if spouses divorce in the future. This way, there is as little contention or dissipation of financial assets and property as possible. As divorce rates in the United States continue to hover between 40 – 50%, prenups are becoming increasingly common for couples of all financial standing. In addition, engaged couples are more commonly obtaining prenuptial agreements as a way of deciding for themselves how their property and assets would be divided in the event of a divorce or death. Simply put, a prenuptial agreement provides clarity in a new marriage.

If you do not have a prenuptial agreement and you get divorced, state law determines how your property will be divided. There are a two different ways (generally speaking) that states divide property: Community Property states vs. Equitable Division states. In community property states, the property you earned or acquired during the marriage may be subject to a 50/50 split. Only nine states are considered community property states. In the remainder of states, that operate under “equitable division,” marital property may be subject to a fair distribution of the property between the parties, but not necessarily an equal split. How “separate property” and “marital property” are determined is often dependent on each individual situation, including length of marriage, and is often not as cut and dry as you may imagine. The courts have tremendous discretion when determining the division of property, and each state’s laws are different.

A sunset clause is a provision in a contract or law that in essence gives the prenuptial agreement an expiration date. A sunset clause will list the specific date that the agreement will cease to have an effect, and is typically drafted as an anniversary date like, “on the 25^th anniversary.” The beauty of a sunset clause is that it allows all of the benefits of a prenup but can allow a couple to choose a date at which they believe the prenup is no longer necessary.

Read more about the variety of prenup clauses we offer at no extra charge!

• Provisions that encourage divorce: All states have public policies that favor marriage and discourage divorce. Prenuptial agreements cannot encourage divorce in ways like giving a spouse an incentive to get divorced.
• Anything related to child support: A prenuptial agreement cannot waive child support or dictate how much support should be paid. The laws of your state will determine child support and/or the court can properly calculate the amount of child support that should be paid.
• Anything related to child custody: Likewise, prenuptial agreements may not contract away the rights of a child and dictate which parent will have primary custody. The prenuptial agreement cannot place any restrictions on child custody or visitation.
• Provisions that include illegal terms – Like all valid contracts, a prenuptial agreement cannot include any illegal terms or requirements. In other words, a spouse cannot be required to commit an illegal act in a prenuptial agreement.

• Classification of property: A prenuptial agreement can classify which property is “separate property” and what will be considered “marital property.” This classification allows a couple to avoid the state’s default laws that would otherwise apply in the event of divorce. For example, you or your partner may classify a condo or home you owned prior to marriage as “separate property,” meaning that should you divorce in the future, that properly would remain solely yours.
• Debts: A prenuptial agreement may specify that each spouse is only responsible for his or her own debts.
• Provisions for children from a previous relationship: A prenuptial agreement may be able to protect the property interests of children from previous relationships in case the spouse passes away. The spouse may wish to leave separate property to their children from prior relationships. This may be especially important if there’s a desire to preserve a family heirloom that is cherished by the lineal descendants.
• Maintenance of separate finances: A prenuptial agreement may specify that the spouses will keep certain finances separate during the marriage and may specify which funds are marital. This can allow spouses to keep control of their own bank accounts and avoid commingling funds that could otherwise result in changing separate funds to marital funds.

A prenuptial agreement can help you and your future spouse decide how you will support yourselves financially throughout your marriage, whether your assets will be considered separate property or marital property during the marriage, and what will happen if your marriage ever ends in divorce. A second marriage does face a greater risk factor for divorce than first marriages, with 67% resulting in divorce. so it’s important to take the necessary steps to plan for every scenario possible. If you’re remarrying, chances are that you have acquired more assets since your first marriage, making a prenup all the more relevant.

For example, a prenup can help you and your future spouse organize how household expenses will be shared. Will they be paid in proportion to your respective incomes? Will they be split equally down the middle? What about if one or both of you has children from another relationship? Will either of you support those children financially when they are in college and/or beyond? These are important conversations to have no matter what, and a prenuptial agreement can help facilitate these discussions and set the precedent for a marriage with plenty of open discussions.

What about if you or your future spouse is closing in on retirement? Well, you must consider estate planning. Do you want to leave their money to your children or provide financially for a new spouse? Both? To remedy any concerns of estate plans post-marriage, a prenup can specify that an estate plan must be put into place after the couple marries, or can specify what terms will occur upon death of one of the parties. A provision like this will allow both parties’ families to feel at ease.

Although there is no guarantee that a prenup will be enforced in the future if disputed in divorce litigation, it is becoming less and less common that they get “thrown out” if both parties entered the agreement willingly and with full disclosure of assets. In order for a prenup to be “thrown out” by a judge, divorcing parties would need to be engaged in pending divorce litigation. A prenuptial agreement is effective in avoiding divorce litigation, because it acts as a layer of protection in the way of setting expectations prior to entering a marriage.

While, for some people, the term “prenuptial agreement” has a negative connotation that implies divorce, that’s far from the case. If you and your partner decide to create a prenuptial agreement, that doesn’t mean that you two are more likely to get divorced.

In fact, research points to marriages actually being stronger when there is a prenuptial agreement in place. Since money is one of the biggest topics couples fight about, removing the financial smoke and mirrors simultaneously removes a huge stressor from relationships. Prenuptial agreements are all about transparency, and transparency contributes to strong marriages.

HelloPrenup covers the following parameters of a prenuptial agreement – determination of separate property and assets, marital property, financial and personal obligations during the marriage and in the event of termination of marriage, as well as current future income and debt, and future inheritance. Our questionnaire also offers optional clauses like a confidentiality clause, sunset clause, non-compete, infidelity clause, and social image clause. 

Ideally, you will start the process of discussing your prenup many months before your wedding. If you are considering a prenup and haven’t discussed it with your fiancé yet, be sure to give yourself 2-3 months to have the initial conversation. This will help you both get comfortable with the idea. Although requirements for validity differ greatly with each state, many states do not consider a prenuptial agreement signed within a week of a wedding to be unenforceable solely because of the time between signing and the wedding. If your prenup was signed the day before your wedding, it could be argued that you or your spouse didn’t have much time to fully review the agreement, and did not have time to hire an attorney. California, for example, requires at least 7 days in between the presentation of the agreement and when it is signed, to ensure parties had enough time to obtain legal advic

A prenuptial agreement is a private contract between a couple who plans to marry. Despite all of the protections it can offer, a prenup cannot dictate child support or custody of future (or current) children. A court would not uphold such a provision that dealt with child related issues, like financial support for the child, child custody or visitation. 

You don’t have to be rich to get a prenup! Many attorneys charge between $1,500 and $2,500 to draft a prenup. HelloPrenup offers a valid prenuptial agreement for $599.

Well…let’s start off by saying, you should always consider a prenup. There is a misconception out there that prenups mean the couple getting married are already thinking of divorce. But, this could not be further from the truth! At their root, prenups show true commitment to the marriage and financial transparency in the partnership. Many couples report that the marriage feels more secure than it would have been without the prenup.

That said, like any other legal contract it is very important that you understand and agree to the terms and provisions in your prenuptial agreement. HelloPrenup provides many educational resources on common prenup terms. If you have any further questions, we recommend you consult an attorney in your state.

Nope! Your prenuptial agreement must be signed prior to marriage. Some couples who did not have the opportunity to get a prenup prior to marriage may choose to later get a “postnup.” A postnuptial agreement allows married couples to contract to their financial rights and obligations. However, postnups are not as readily accepted in most states or upheld by courts with the same frequency of prenups. 

The three most common grounds for voiding a prenuptial agreement are:

1. Unconscionability of the terms
2. Failure to disclose finances, or
3. Duress and coercion.

Disclosure of finances is absolutely necessary, and although some states allow for a party to sign a waiver of financial information, this can be a slippery slope. 

Here are some steps on how to get a prenup through HelloPrenup:

Step 1: Visit this page to learn how HelloPrenup works.

Step 2: Sign up for HelloPrenup and invite your fiancé.

Step 3: Print your prenup! HelloPrenup charges $599 per couple.

Step 4: Decide whether you will hire an attorney for legal advice before signing. 

Step 5: VOILA! GET MARRIED!

The cost of a standard prenup, drafted by an attorney, is typically $2,500 per fiancé, according to US News & World Report. A prenup with HelloPrenup costs only $599 per couple.

You should include *all* of your financial information in your financial schedule. HelloPrenup offers categories to help you organize this information. 

Some states require “full disclosure” of finances, and others require “full and fair financial disclosure” of finances. Other states allow parties to waive their rights to disclosure of assets. Now, this gets dicey, because if you choose not to disclose all assets, there could be a very clear argument that the prenup should not be upheld since the waiver was not done correctly, or the other party did not have reason to know of the assets, etc. The list goes on.

The bottom line? If you want the greatest chance of enforcement, it is important that you disclose ALL of your assets and finances.

So, where do you put this information?

Each fiancé will have a “Schedule A” or “Schedule B” financial schedule, that will include this information. 

The long and short of it is that full financial disclosure is imperative for a variety of reasons, and if you fail to disclose all of your assets, your prenup may be found invalid in the case of a divorce. 

Want an example of what may happen should you choose NOT to disclose all of your finances? In one Massachusetts case, the appeals court invalidated a prenuptial agreement after finding a lack of full disclosure by one of the spouses (Schechter v. Schechter, 88 Mass. App. Ct. 239 (2015). In this case, the husband did not disclose his financial assets. He also falsely claimed that his primary asset, his real estate company, was a partnership when it was not.

Nothing in law is iron clad, whether you use an attorney to draft the document or not. However, a prenuptial agreement that you make online is likely to be enforceable if you follow the right steps.

HelloPrenup was developed by a divorce attorney. As stated before, nothing is bulletproof- even if you hire an attorney. Your goal should be to increase your chances of enforcement to the fullest extent possible. Want an attorney, too? Many couples use HelloPrenup as a way to create a comprehensive draft of their prenuptial agreement, before bringing it to an attorney for advice, review, or revision. And, because you will have a full draft, using HelloPrenup should keep your total cost down!

If you have any questions regarding the enforceability of your prenup or if you want counsel to review and advise, feel free to take your prenuptial agreement to an attorney near you.

Not interested in attorney representation? No problem. Our prenuptial agreements provide the option to add a Waiver of Attorney Representation to help ensure enforceability.

Should you and your fiancé want to change the terms of your prenuptial agreement, you are more than welcome to create a new document. Feelings, circumstances, and logistics change, and you are free to establish a new prenuptial agreement until you officially tie the knot.

If, after you walk down the aisle, you’d like to make changes to the terms set in your prenuptial agreement, you’d need to create a postnuptial agreement with an attorney.

Yes! Your prenuptial agreement will download as a word document that can be edited. Should you choose to hire an attorney after downloading your HelloPrenup agreement, it can easily be edited by your attorney to address your concerns and to fit your specific needs.

HelloPrenup ensures compliance with state requirements based on individual state statutes. We have listed these statutes on each state page, so that you can read the fine print if you would like to!

In most states, you are not required to hire an attorney. However, most courts will look at whether or not you or your future spouse had the opportunity to obtain legal advice, and whether one or both of you were represented by an attorney. Was there enough time to find an attorney before the wedding and you chose not to? Did you just sign the agreement without even reading it the night before the wedding without an opportunity to consult a lawyer? The answers to questions like these will all be taken into consideration.

In addition, it is worth having an attorney review your prenuptial agreement with you in case you have questions. If your assets are complex (i.e. significant family inheritance, business(es), etc.), it may be an especially good idea to have a lawyer review your agreement. HelloPrenup allows you the option to easily bring your prenup draft to an attorney, who can make changes to your draft if necessary.

Citizenship does not affect the prenuptial agreement process & you can use HelloPrenup’s service! If you have any immigration questions, we recommend you contact an immigration attorney. In addition, it is important to note that HelloPrenup allows for creation of prenups in certain US states – we cannot guarantee the validity of a HelloPrenup agreement in any other country.