| How to Use This Book |
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| How This Book Can Help You |
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| Using This Book to Draft Your Own Prenup |
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| Our Assumptions |
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| Icons Used in This Book |
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Is a Prenup Right for You? |
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What You Can Do With a Prenup |
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What You Can't Do With a Prenup |
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Will a Prenup Work for You? |
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Deciding on the Specifics |
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Evaluating Your Situation |
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Will Your Prenup Pass the Fairness Test? |
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Understanding Your State's Law |
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Which Laws Apply to Your Prenup? |
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Preparing to Review the Law |
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26 | (4) |
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Do You Still Want a Prenup? |
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Assembling Your Draft Agreement: The Basics |
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Using a Computer vs. Working by Hand |
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Choosing the Clauses for Your Prenup |
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Assembling the Pages of Your Draft |
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Additional Provisions for Your Prenup |
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Optional Paragraph 1: Estate Planning Matters |
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Optional Paragraph 2: Property Transfers or Purchases of Insurance Upon Marriage |
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Optional Paragraph 3: Provisions Applicable to Divorce |
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Optional Paragraph 4: Other Matters |
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Turning Your Draft Into a Binding Agreement |
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Preparing the Final Agreement |
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Preparing an Abstract of the Agreement |
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Signing the Agreement: Formalities and Fun |
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Five Keys to Working Together Successfully |
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A Suggested Approach to Working Together |
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Communicating Effectively |
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What to Do When Problems Arise |
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After You've Made a Prenup |
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Storing the Original Agreement and Copies |
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Recording an Abstract or Memorandum of the Agreement |
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Completing Your Estate Plan |
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6 | (2) |
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Changing Your Prenup: Postnuptial Agreements |
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A. Installing the Form Files Onto Your Computer |
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B. Using the Word Processing Files to Create Documents |
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C. Files Provided on the Forms CD-ROM |
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Worksheet 1: Financial Inventory |
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Worksheet 2: Credit History and Spending Habits |
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Worksheet 3: Financial Outlook |
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Worksheet 4: Prenup Goals |
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Worksheet 5: The Basics of Our Prenup |
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Worksheet 6: Comparison of Prenup to Law |
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C. Clauses for Building Your Prenup |
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A. Your Prenup's Title (Mandatory for All Agreements) |
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B. The Ten Basic Paragraphs (Mandatory for All Agreements) |
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C. Optional Paragraphs (Insert After Paragraph 8, Above) |
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D. Financial Disclosures (Mandatory for All Agreements) |
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39 | (2) |
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| Index |
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