A Divorce Attorney’s Guide to Prenups | Negotiating, Protecting Stay-at-Home Parents, and Financial Security with Denise Isaacs

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Hindsight is 20/20, so we’re bringing on a divorce attorney to offer us some perspective on how prenups can protect both partners in a marriage! Denise Rappaport Isaacs has over 30 years of experience representing both men and women, helping to resolve unique financial and child issues with integrity and compassion. In this episode, she shares how to negotiate a prenup, protecting your own - and your partner’s - financial future, how to talk about money with your partner, and the one prenup term that almost guarantees you will get divorced.

About Denise

Denise’s clients achieve their objective without excessive litigation with its attendant price tag and attendant high blood pressure. She is experienced in all areas of family law, including complex equitable distribution of marital assets, alimony, child support, paternity, post-judgment modification matters and marital settlement agreements.

Some key takeaways from this episode include:

• Every single couple needs to discuss money before they get married. They need to know their partner’s assets and liabilities (including student loans and other debt), and if they’re supporting other children or family members.
• A prenup where one partner gets everything and the other partner gets nothing is a huge red flag. It’s not right for one person to be left with nothing, especially if they don’t have income or assets going into the marriage.
• If you’re planning for one person to be a stay-at-home parent, one option is for the stay-at-home parent to receive a “salary” earmarked in an account in their name from the other partner (plus cost of living increases!) that would go to the stay-at-home parent in the event of a divorce.

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