{"id":237,"date":"2016-03-15T08:01:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T13:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=237"},"modified":"2016-03-15T08:01:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T13:01:09","slug":"not-late-get-prenup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/not-late-get-prenup\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Not Too Late to Get a Prenup!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know what you\u2019re thinking\u2026. \u201cI\u2019m already married; how is it not too late?\u201d Don\u2019t worry; the solution is a postnup! The Texas Family Code allows for couples to enter into a postnuptial agreement (or marital property agreement), which will offer many of the same protections and advantages that a prenuptial agreement offers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Property. <\/strong>At the time of marriage, both spouses often have separate property interests and liabilities that were acquired prior to marriage. Without a prenup, the spouses\u2019 separate property estates often become commingled and indistinguishable from the community estate of the spouses that begins upon marriage, especially if the spouses have been married for a substantial period of time. For example, during marriage, a spouse may inherit a large estate from a relative, gifts, buy a house, sell or trade property, or put separate property money in the same bank account. Although you and your spouse did not execute a premarital agreement, it is not too late to distinguish your separate property in a marital property agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 4 of the Texas Family Code, Subchapter B, outlines the statutory requirements and guidelines for a marital agreement. Section 4.102 states:<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/not-late-get-prenup\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading It&#8217;s Not Too Late to Get a Prenup!\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know what you\u2019re thinking\u2026. \u201cI\u2019m already married; how is it not too late?\u201d Don\u2019t worry; the solution is a postnup! The Texas Family Code allows for couples to enter into a postnuptial agreement (or marital property agreement), which will offer many of the same protections and advantages that a prenuptial agreement offers. Current Property. 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