Adam Hollander

Adam advises and supports the First team in a variety of areas across the organization.

29 articles

• 01 Education Can a Prenup Protect Future Assets? What It Covers After the Wedding Yes: under California Family Code §1612(a)(1), a prenup can set the rules for property "whenever and wherever acquired," meaning assets you earn or buy after the wedding, not only what you own today.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 21, 2026
• 02 Education What Does Full Financial Disclosure Require When a Partner Has Assets Overseas? Under the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, a prenup can be set aside if a spouse was not given fair and reasonable disclosure of the other's property, and that duty covers foreign assets too.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 14, 2026
• 03 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Montana: Planning Around an All-Property State Montana's Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (Mont. Code Ann. 40-2-604) asks only that a prenup be in writing and signed by both partners, with no notary or witnesses required.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 12, 2026
• 04 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Washington, D.C.: How the District's Uniform Act Works The District enforces prenups under its Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (D.C. Code 46-501 to 46-509), which requires a written agreement signed by both partners and no notary or witnesses.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 12, 2026
• 05 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Alaska: How Courts Apply Brooks v. Brooks Alaska has no premarital agreement statute; its Supreme Court set the enforceability rules in Brooks v. Brooks, 733 P.2d 1044 (1987).
  Adam Hollander · Oct 12, 2026
• 06 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Delaware: No Notary, No Witnesses, Effective at Marriage Delaware's Uniform Premarital Agreement Act requires a prenup to be in writing and signed by both partners, with no notary or witnesses needed for validity.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 12, 2026
• 07 Education Prenups and the Wealth-Transfer Generation: Why Young Couples Sign Before They're Rich Cerulli Associates projects $84.4 trillion will change hands through 2045, and younger couples are signing prenups to protect inheritances they have not received yet.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 9, 2026
• 08 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Rhode Island: Both Grounds Must Be Proven to Undo One Rhode Island's Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (R.I. Gen. Laws 15-17) requires only a written agreement signed by both partners, with no notary or witnesses to be valid.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 9, 2026
• 09 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Vermont: The Bassler v. Bassler Test Vermont has no premarital agreement statute; its Supreme Court set the enforceability rules in Bassler v. Bassler, weighing disclosure, voluntariness, and fairness.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 9, 2026
• 10 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Idaho: Contracting Around Community Property Idaho is a community property state, so without a prenup a court divides your community estate in the proportions it deems just under Idaho Code 32-712.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 9, 2026
• 11 Education Prenuptial Agreements in New Hampshire: Presumed Valid Until Proven Otherwise New Hampshire law presumes a prenuptial agreement is valid, and the partner trying to undo it carries the burden of proving otherwise under In re Estate of Hollett (2003).
  Adam Hollander · Oct 9, 2026
• 12 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Maine: The Two Things a Court Weighs Maine's Uniform Premarital Agreement Act asks only that a prenup be in writing and signed by both partners, with no notary or witnesses required (19-A M.R.S. §603).
  Adam Hollander · Oct 9, 2026
• 13 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Iowa: The Three Grounds for Setting One Aside Iowa's Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (Iowa Code Chapter 596) makes a prenup enforceable if it is in writing, signed by both partners, and built on fair and reasonable financial disclosure.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 9, 2026
• 14 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Oklahoma: Favored in the Law and Hard to Undo Oklahoma courts have long held that antenuptial agreements are favored in the law, and they rarely set them aside for fraud or misrepresentation.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 9, 2026
• 15 Education What Does Dave Ramsey Say About Prenups? Dave Ramsey once opposed prenups but now recommends one when a large inheritance or significant wealth is involved, writing at Ramsey Solutions that a prenup can protect a couple from outside financial pressure.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 7, 2026
• 16 Education Who Benefits From a Prenup? Both partners benefit from a prenup; about 1 in 5 married U.S. couples has one, according to a 2023 Harris Poll conducted for Axios.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 7, 2026
• 17 Education What Happens to Property You Owned Before Marriage? Property you owned before marriage usually starts as separate property, but it can become marital property if you commingle it or retitle it during the marriage.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 7, 2026
• 18 Education Is a House You Bought Before Marriage Protected? A house you bought before marriage is usually your separate property, but under IRS and state law, marital funds, retitling, or appreciation can give your spouse a claim.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 7, 2026
• 19 Planning Prenup With Kids From a Previous Relationship: Protecting Their Inheritance A prenup with kids from a previous relationship keeps a child's inheritance intact, and 17% of U.S. children live in a blended family (Pew, 2026).
  Adam Hollander · Sep 16, 2026
• 20 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Michigan: What Couples Need to Know Before the Wedding Michigan enforces prenups under MCL 557.28 and Rinvelt v. Rinvelt, provided the agreement is voluntary, fully disclosed, and not unconscionable.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 12, 2026
• 21 Planning Prenuptial Agreements in Tennessee: Formation Rules, Marital Property, and How to Get Started Under Tennessee Code § 36-3-501, a prenup is binding if a court finds it was entered freely, knowledgeably, in good faith, and without duress.
  Adam Hollander · Jul 26, 2026
• 22 Prenup Basics How Prenups Handle Irregular and IP Income: Lessons From Athlete and Creator Contracts, Scaled Down About 11.9 million U.S. workers, or 7.4% of employment, are independent contractors with irregular income, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023), and a prenup lets couples define how that lumpy income is treated.
  Adam Hollander · Jul 14, 2026
• 23 Education Prenups and Pre-IPO Equity in California: How RSUs, Vesting Cliffs, and Cap Tables Are Treated In California, RSUs, stock options, and founder equity that vest during marriage may be treated as community property in divorce. A California prenup can set a clearer rule for existing and future equity compensation before default property-division formulas apply.
  Adam Hollander · Jul 11, 2026
• 24 News Taylor Swift's Prenup: What a Billion-Dollar Agreement Could Include (2026) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce married on July 3, 2026, and neither has confirmed a prenup or its terms. Here's what a high-asset agreement like this typically addresses, and how the same mechanics apply to everyday couples.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 15, 2026
• 25 Planning A Prenup as a Financial Planning Tool (2026): Disclosure, Shared Goals, and the Money Conversation A prenup is a financial planning tool, not just a divorce document. The process requires full disclosure of assets, debts, and income, and a real money talk which can bring greater financial alignment to couples heading into marriage.
  Adam Hollander · Jun 24, 2026
• 26 Law Demystified Prenups and Immigration: Does a Prenup Affect a Green Card? Under Form I-864, a U.S. citizen sponsor's financial obligation to a sponsored immigrant continues even after divorce, according to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and a prenup generally cannot waive it.
  Adam Hollander · Jun 24, 2026
• 27 Prenup Basics New York Prenuptial Agreement Requirements: DRL §236(B)(3), Acknowledgment, and Enforceability (2026) Under New York Domestic Relations Law §236(B)(3), a prenup must be in writing, signed by both parties, and acknowledged in the same manner required for a deed to be recorded. Here is what that means for validity and enforceability in New York's equitable distribution system.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 12, 2026
• 28 Education California Prenup Laws: Requirements, the 7-Day Rule, and Community Property (2026) California prenup laws require a written agreement, full financial disclosure, voluntary signing, and a mandatory 7-day wait between delivery and signing.
  Adam Hollander · Oct 12, 2026
• 29 Education Crossing Borders: Prenups for International Couples There is no globally enforceable prenup; a cross-border agreement's strength depends on which jurisdiction's law governs it and whether it satisfies each relevant country's formation rules.
  Adam Hollander · Jun 24, 2026