PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR HEIRS
Your Society membership is rooted in the fundamental premise that you are a steward of your finances (assets and income) for your unimpaired enjoyment during your lifetime, but also for the ultimate benefit of your blood descendants.
If you're unmarried, that could be your brothers and sisters, your nieces and nephews, or even your own children if you have any.
Or if you are married, your joint estate planning might provide for your surviving spouse for the remainder of their life before transferring the balance to your blood descendants per your original plan.
To protect your heirs from having their bequests impacted by the 50/50 odds of relationship success, your Society membership makes it a legally binding requirement that you must have a prenup. Once you are a member, this requirement is non-negotiable.
This is a noble objective on your part that’s hard for a partner to argue against without appearing to have impure motivations. And that’s exactly the point. When love is real and motivations are pure, signing a prenup is never an issue.
Of course for any marriage that stands the test of time, the Society encourages and supports a joint estate plan that fully provides for the surviving spouse.
BUT, and this is a VERY BIG BUT… For a relationship that doesn’t work out, your Society membership requires that things revert to your original plan. In other words, your prenup should ensure your finances will not be impaired or diverted without your consent under the generic family law rules where you live.
Instead, as a Society member, you are legally required to use your prenup as a legal means to opt out of the one-size-fits-all family law rules in your jurisdiction. You are required to use a prenup to design your own personalized set of possible relationship outcomes instead. The outcomes you design together with your partner will be far more fair and relevant to your unique life circumstances.
The best time to negotiate fair separation/divorce outcome is at the beginning of a relationship when a couple is filled with love and hope for the future they are planning together. No one wants a divorce, but it’s comforting to get on the same page about fairness early on in case that’s how things play out.
The absolute worst time to negotiate a fair deal is at the end of a relationship where no prenup or post-nup was put in place. Often tensions are high, emotions are running hot, and attitudes about fairness are very different. And in such cases, the family law rules where you reside will determine how much of your wealth will be redistributed, and for how many years or decades to follow. None of us are immune to the 50/50 odds of relationship success.
For most couples, a prenup is a loving act that illustrates underlying attitudes and values about fairness if things don’t work out. No one wants to sign up for the possibility of being financially devastated by a divorce. A well-drafted prenup can ensure both parties have sufficient resources to move on if a relationship doesn’t work out while also ensuring fair dollar- and time-limits on the redistribution of wealth.
To challenge the rights of your intended heirs calls into question the integrity and motivations of the challenger.
PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR HEIRS
Your Society membership is rooted in the fundamental premise that you are a steward of your finances (assets and income) for your unimpaired enjoyment during your lifetime, but also for the ultimate benefit of your blood descendants.
If you're unmarried, that could be your brothers and sisters, your nieces and nephews, or even your own children if you have any.
Or if you are married, your joint estate planning might provide for your surviving spouse for the remainder of their life before transferring the balance to your blood descendants per your original plan.
To protect your heirs from having their bequests impacted by the 50/50 odds of relationship success, your Society membership makes it a legally binding requirement that you must have a prenup. Once you are a member, this requirement is non-negotiable.
This is a noble objective on your part that’s hard for a partner to argue against without appearing to have impure motivations. And that’s exactly the point. When love is real and motivations are pure, signing a prenup is never an issue.
Of course for any marriage that stands the test of time, the Society encourages and supports a joint estate plan that fully provides for the surviving spouse.
BUT, and this is a VERY BIG BUT… For a relationship that doesn’t work out, your Society membership requires that things revert to your original plan. In other words, your prenup should ensure your finances will not be impaired or diverted without your consent under the generic family law rules where you live.
Instead, as a Society member, you are legally required to use your prenup as a legal means to opt out of the one-size-fits-all family law rules in your jurisdiction. You are required to use a prenup to design your own personalized set of possible relationship outcomes instead. The outcomes you design together with your partner will be far more fair and relevant to your unique life circumstances.
The best time to negotiate fair separation/divorce outcome is at the beginning of a relationship when a couple is filled with love and hope for the future they are planning together. No one wants a divorce, but it’s comforting to get on the same page about fairness early on in case that’s how things play out.
The absolute worst time to negotiate a fair deal is at the end of a relationship where no prenup or post-nup was put in place. Often tensions are high, emotions are running hot, and attitudes about fairness are very different. And in such cases, the family law rules where you reside will determine how much of your wealth will be redistributed, and for how many years or decades to follow. None of us are immune to the 50/50 odds of relationship success.
For most couples, a prenup is a loving act that illustrates underlying attitudes and values about fairness if things don’t work out. No one wants to sign up for the possibility of being financially devastated by a divorce. A well-drafted prenup can ensure both parties have sufficient resources to move on if a relationship doesn’t work out while also ensuring fair dollar- and time-limits on the redistribution of wealth.
To challenge the rights of your intended heirs calls into question the integrity and motivations of the challenger.