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Should it be compulsory for couples to sign a prenuptial agreement before marriage?

*My opinion counts too:

Allow me to say, if it's a young couple who has never been married and the person they are marrying has about the same amount of money as they do,...I say, "no," but if a person is marrying someone who has lots of financial assets or they're marrying into money and they're considered as being in the elite group, there should always be a prenuptial agreement between the two people. If it's a person who has been married and their spouse has passed away and they have a considerable amount of money and own their own home...they had better protect their assets for themselves and their children or they may end up on the losing side after you've passed away. This type person should always have a prenuptial agreement to protect their children and to keep what they had before marrying another man or there will be problems in their future...there will be a splitting of the estate with step-children and biological children.

*What you acquire afterward a marriage should be split:

It's my opinion, that after two people are married and they have acquired a home together and have financial gain with each other after their marriage, they should have a right to 1/2 of what they acquire during the life of their marriage should they ever divorce. We have to check out the laws pertaining to prenuptial agreements and make sure we are protecting ourselves, our children, and other family members, because if we don't, there will be disagreements and squabbles that will crop up in a marriage.

It's my belief, that "no-one" should be entitled to a person's assets they acquired before any marriage...they haven't contributed one cent to these earnings and assets, and to me, this is the same thing as stealing from another person when a spouse tries to get part of it and they did not contribute one cent to accumulating the assets. How can they feel they have any rights to the money you had before you married them just because they're in love with them and they're going to marry them...doesn't mean they have any entitlements whatsoever to their worth?

*Summation:

Readers, protect yourselves and don't allow someone to take what you've worked hard for or inherited from your family. There are laws out there to protect you and don't hesitate to see that you use them. I've seen men/women say, "If you really loved me, I should not have to have a prenuptial agreement...what's yours should be mine? Who are they trying to fool? Get wise and don't allow someone to con you like that...protect yourself because your spouse could divorce you in six months or sooner.

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