A comprehensive prenup from sign-up to signing

Most couples finish their HelloPrenup prenup in 1 to 2 hours of total work. You can complete it in a single sitting or spread it across several days. Same-day completion is possible. By comparison, a traditional law firm prenup typically takes 2 to 3 months from intake to signing.

Yes. An online prenup is just as legally binding as a prenup drafted by an attorney, as long as it meets the requirements of your state's prenup statute. Every HelloPrenup agreement is attorney-backed and drafted to comply with your state's specific requirements. The agreement becomes legally binding once both partners have signed voluntarily, financial disclosures are complete, notarization is finished where required, and any state-specific waiting periods (such as California's 7-day rule) have been satisfied.

To start your HelloPrenup prenup you need:

• Both partners willing to participate
• About 1 to 2 hours of total time
• Basic financial information for each partner (assets, debts, income, retirement accounts)
• Your wedding date
• The state where you plan to live as a married couple

You do not need any documents notarized or signed in advance. You can create your account and explore the questionnaire for free before paying anything.

We recommend starting your HelloPrenup prenup at least 30 days before your wedding date, and ideally 60 to 90 days out. Some states require a waiting period between signing the prenup and the wedding (California, for example, requires a 7-day review window between presenting the final agreement and signing). Starting earlier also avoids any argument that one partner felt rushed or coerced.

That said, HelloPrenup customers have completed prenups in as little as 1 to 2 hours when needed. Haley S., who shared her story on video, started her HelloPrenup just two weeks before her wedding and the agreement was later upheld in court.

Yes. Both partners get their own login to the HelloPrenup platform and work on the same agreement together. You can complete the guided questionnaire side-by-side or independently, depending on what feels right for you. Both partners see the same financial disclosures and the same draft of the agreement as it builds. Any changes either partner makes are visible to both of you so you stay aligned before signing. There is no extra fee to invite your partner: the $599 covers both of you.

In most states you do not need an attorney to create a prenup. You can use HelloPrenup's $599 online prenup without retaining an attorney. However, attorney-reviewed prenups are harder to challenge in court, so you can optionally add full attorney representation at $699 per partner ($1,997 total for the online prenup plus representation for each partner).

State-specific exceptions:

• Attorney representation is required for any prenup in South Carolina and West Virginia.
• Attorney representation is required to enforce a spousal support waiver in Alabama, California, New York, and Washington.

Disagreement is normal. HelloPrenup's guided process is built to help couples work through differences before signing. When one partner makes a change, the other partner sees it and can respond. Many couples find the structured questionnaire is the first time they have ever talked openly about money.

If you want a neutral third party to help, you can add the $49 Attorney Q&A so a state-licensed attorney can answer specific questions. If you want each partner to have their own attorney, add the $1,398 attorney representation upgrade (two attorneys, one for each partner). A prenup requires both partners to sign voluntarily, so working through disagreements before signing is essential.

HelloPrenup is $599 flat fee per couple for the online prenup. Optional add-ons are clearly priced: $50 per couple for digital e-sign and e-notarization through our partner Proof, $49 for an Attorney Q&A with a state-licensed attorney, and $1,398 for full attorney representation (one attorney for each partner, $699 each). The full attorney-backed package with representation is $1,997 per couple. There are no hidden fees, no hourly billing, no charge per draft, and no fee to invite your partner. The $599 is per couple, not per person.

After both partners sign, the prenup is finalized. You download the final agreement (PDF), save copies for both partners, and store it somewhere safe (we recommend a fireproof safe, cloud storage, and giving a copy to a trusted person). The prenup takes legal effect on your wedding day, when the marriage begins. HelloPrenup keeps a digital copy in your account so you can re-download it any time. You do not need to file the prenup with the court.

Before the wedding, you can make unlimited edits in HelloPrenup before signing, with no per-draft charges. After the wedding, changes to a signed prenup are done through a postnuptial agreement (a postnup), which is a similar process but executed after marriage. HelloPrenup offers a separate postnup product for couples who want to update terms after they are married.

HelloPrenup is available in 47 states. We are not currently live in Minnesota, South Carolina, or West Virginia. If your state is one of those three, you can join the waitlist and we will notify you when we launch in your state. Browse all state pages for state-specific prenup laws.

A prenup can include almost anything related to your finances, property, and how you and your partner want to handle them in the event of divorce or death. Typical clauses cover: separate property (assets you owned before the marriage), marital property (assets acquired during the marriage), debt assigned to each partner, alimony or spousal support (where state law permits a waiver or modification), inheritance and gifts, business interests, retirement accounts, real estate, and pet custody. Some states also allow lifestyle clauses such as infidelity provisions. HelloPrenup's guided questionnaire walks you through every clause typically included in a prenup.

A prenup cannot include anything related to child custody or child support: those decisions are always made by a court in the best interest of the child at the time of separation, regardless of what the prenup says. A prenup also cannot include anything illegal or against public policy, terms that incentivize divorce, or anything that is fundamentally unfair to one partner at the time of signing. Some states have additional restrictions, which HelloPrenup builds into your state-specific agreement.

A prenuptial agreement (prenup) is signed before marriage and takes legal effect on the wedding day. A postnuptial agreement (postnup) is signed after marriage and takes effect when signed. The two agreements cover similar topics (separate property, marital property, debt, alimony, inheritance), but a postnup is reviewed under stricter standards by courts because the partners are already legally bound to each other. HelloPrenup offers both a prenup product and a separate postnup product.

Yes, a prenup can be challenged and thrown out in court if it was not executed properly. The most common reasons a prenup is invalidated are: one partner did not sign voluntarily, financial disclosures were incomplete or hidden, the agreement is unconscionable (grossly unfair) at the time of signing, state-specific requirements (such as waiting periods, attorney representation, or notarization) were not followed, or the prenup includes terms that are not legally enforceable. HelloPrenup is built to comply with your state's prenup statute, including financial disclosure schedules and any required waiting periods. HelloPrenup customer Haley S. shared her story of having her HelloPrenup prenup upheld in court.

Yes, in most cases. HelloPrenup is $599 flat per couple for the online prenup. Other online prenup platforms typically start around $549 per couple and add fees for state-specific drafting, e-signature, or attorney services, which can push the total above $1,000. Traditional law firm prenups typically cost $4,500 to $10,000 or more, with hourly billing and per-draft charges. HelloPrenup includes unlimited edits before signing at no extra cost, both partners on one platform, and state-specific drafting built in.

HelloPrenup uses the state where you plan to live as a married couple to determine which state's prenup law applies. This is called your choice of law. If you and your partner currently live in different states but will move in together after the wedding, choose the state you'll live in together. If you're not sure yet, choose the state where the majority of your shared assets, jobs, or future plans are based. You can always add a separate choice-of-law clause in the agreement if you want a specific state's law to govern.

Yes. HelloPrenup is available to any couple getting married, including same-sex couples, in all 47 states where HelloPrenup is live. Prenups are recognized for same-sex couples in every US state where same-sex marriage is recognized, which is all 50 states under the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision.

No. A prenup is a private legal agreement between you and your partner. You are not required to tell your family, friends, wedding planner, or anyone else. HelloPrenup keeps your agreement secure in your account, and the only people who need to see it are you, your partner, the notary (briefly, at signing), and any attorney you choose to bring in for review. The prenup is not filed with any court or public record.