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Law Demystified Oct 22, 2026
State-by-State: How Prenuptial Agreements Vary Across America (2026 Guide)
Prenuptial agreement laws differ in every state. Here's a plain-language tour of UPAA adoption, property regimes, and the rules that actually shape your prenup in each state.
Planning Oct 10, 2026
The Online Prenup Buyer's Guide (2026)
An online prenup is a premarital agreement built through a guided digital process. Costs, state rules, what to include, and when attorney review matters.
Trends Oct 12, 2026
The Prenup Report (2026): Costs, Couples, and the Shift Toward Modern Agreements
A data-driven roundup of key prenup statistics: how common prenups are in 2026, what they cost, and how marriage and divorce trends are reshaping modern agreements.
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- 61 Planning Before the baby shower: the registry no one talks about You will register for a stroller, a monitor, and a wipe warmer; the decisions that shape your first year as parents never make the list. Libby Leffler Sep 28, 2026
- 62 Law Demystified How Prenup Rules Differ in the 21 States That Haven't Adopted the UPAA Twenty-nine states plus D.C. have adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, according to the Uniform Law Commission; in the other 21 states, courts apply their own enforceability tests, many stricter than the UPAA baseline. Sarah Kauffman Sep 24, 2026
- 63 Education Prenup Questionnaire: What Information You'll Need Before You Start Every state requires some level of financial disclosure for a prenup to hold up, so an intake questionnaire starts by gathering each partner's assets, debts, income, and obligations. Sarah Kauffman Sep 23, 2026
- 64 Law Demystified What "Typical" Prenup Terms Look Like: The Clauses Most Couples Include Most prenups are built from the same handful of clauses: separate property, marital property, debt, spousal support, and estate rights, per the Uniform Law Commission's model act. Sarah Kauffman Sep 22, 2026
- 65 Law Demystified Prenuptial Agreements in South Carolina: Rules, Enforceability, and What One Costs South Carolina recognizes prenups under S.C. Code § 20-3-630, and courts weigh enforceability using the three-part test from Hardee v. Hardee (2003). Liz Federowicz, Esq. Sep 21, 2026
- 66 Education What a Peer-Reviewed Study Found About Changing Minds on Prenups A 2026 study in Law and Human Behavior found that a person's beliefs about prenups predict their attitude toward one far better than their age or education. Sarah Kauffman Sep 21, 2026
- 67 Education Easy and Same-Day Prenups: What They Cost and How Fast You Can Really Sign Guided online prenup platforms let most couples finish a draft in a few hours, but state waiting periods, not the software, set the earliest date you can sign. Sarah Kauffman Sep 21, 2026
- 68 Education Can You Get a Prenup Online, and Will It Hold Up? What Digital Signing Requires Electronic signatures are legally recognized in every U.S. state under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and an online prenup can be enforceable when it meets your state's rules. Sarah Kauffman Sep 20, 2026
- 69 Education Prenup vs. Postnup Cost: What Each One Really Costs and Why Timing Changes the Price Traditional attorney-drafted agreements run $3,000 to $10,000 or more per couple, while flat-fee online prenup platforms start around $649, according to the 2025 Clio Legal Trends Report and Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. Sarah Kauffman Sep 20, 2026
- 70 Law Demystified Is an Online Prenup Legal? What Decides Whether It Holds Up in Court Yes. Online prenups are legal to create in every U.S. state. What decides enforceability is the process: writing, voluntary signing, full disclosure, and state formalities. Sarah Kauffman Oct 17, 2026
- 71 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Utah: Rules, Validity, and How to Get One Utah's premarital agreement rules live in Utah Code Title 81, Chapter 3, Part 2, renumbered from Title 30, Chapter 8 effective September 1, 2024. Sarah Kauffman Sep 16, 2026
- 72 Education Spousal Support in a Prenup: Waivers, Caps, and What Courts Allow Federal tax law changed in 2019: alimony under agreements signed after December 31, 2018 is no longer deductible by the payer or taxable to the recipient, per the IRS. Sarah Kauffman Oct 7, 2026
- 73 Education Prenups and Financial Protection: Debt, Two Incomes, and Who Owes What A prenup gives financial protection from a partner's debt and sorts two incomes: 53% of engaged Americans under 45 had signed one by May 2026. Sarah Kauffman Sep 16, 2026
- 74 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
- 75 Law Demystified Prenuptial Agreements in Oregon: What Couples Should Know Before the Wedding A prenuptial agreement in Oregon is governed by the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, and Oregon splits marital property by what is fair, not 50/50. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Sep 16, 2026
- 76 Law Demystified Prenup Social Media Clauses: What Conduct Provisions Can and Cannot Enforce A prenup social media clause is a private contract term, and courts weigh it against free speech, so narrow drafting decides whether it holds. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Sep 16, 2026
- 77 Planning Prenups and Estate Planning: How a Prenup Works With Your Will, Trust, and Beneficiaries A prenup and estate planning do different jobs: the prenup defines what you own, while your will, trust, and beneficiary forms decide where it goes at death. Sarah Kauffman Sep 16, 2026
- 78 Education What Is Online Marriage? How It Works with Courtly Online marriage lets couples get a legal license and ceremony over video instead of at a courthouse. Here's how it works with a service like Courtly. Micaela Beltran Sep 14, 2026
- 79 Prenup Basics What Is a Guided Prenup With Two Independent Attorneys? (2026) A guided prenup with two independent attorneys gives each partner their own lawyer to advise, negotiate, and revise before signing. How it works and the cost. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Sep 3, 2026
- 80 Trends What Does a Prenup Protect? The Modern Asset Inventory Crypto wallets, frozen embryos, pets, student debt and song lyrics: what a modern prenup actually protects, and how your state's default rules treat each one. Sarah Kauffman Oct 12, 2026
- 81 Education Prenup in Illinois: What the Law Requires, What It Covers, and What It Costs Illinois prenups fall under the Illinois Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, which turns on voluntary signing and fair, reasonable financial disclosure. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Oct 12, 2026
- 82 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
- 83 Education Prenup in New Jersey: What Equitable Distribution Means and How a Prenup Lets You Decide Instead New Jersey prenups fall under the Uniform Premarital and Pre-Civil Union Agreement Act, which requires a signed agreement and full financial disclosure. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Oct 12, 2026
- 84 Education Prenuptial Agreements in Pennsylvania: What Couples Need to Know Before the Wedding Pennsylvania enforces prenups under 23 Pa.C.S. 3106, and courts do not review terms for fairness once consent and disclosure are established. Sarah Kauffman Oct 12, 2026
- 85 Planning Prenups and the FIRE Movement When separate property earns market growth during a marriage, that appreciation may be treated as marital or as separate depending on whether it is active or passive, a distinction courts weigh case by case. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Aug 5, 2026
- 86 Planning Prenups for Teachers and Professors: Pensions, 403(b)s, and Academic Intellectual Property The median annual wage for postsecondary teachers was $83,980 in May 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and for a career educator the pension is often the single largest marital asset. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Jul 28, 2026
- 87 Planning Prenups for First Responders: Pensions, QDROs, and Why a Divorce Decree Isn’t Enough State and municipal pensions for police and firefighters are divided by a court order such as a QDRO or its public-plan equivalent, not by the divorce decree alone, per the U.S. Department of Labor. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Jul 28, 2026
- 88 Planning Prenups for Venture Capitalists: Carried Interest, GP Stakes, and the Valuation Problem Carried interest that vests across a marriage can be treated as partly marital property, so venture capitalists use a prenup to set the separate-versus-shared rule in advance. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Jul 28, 2026
- 89 Planning Prenups for Wealth Advisors: Your Book of Business, Deferred Comp, and RIA Equity The median personal financial advisor earned $102,140 in May 2024, but the wealth in a comp package sits in AUM-based pay, deferred comp, and equity, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Jul 28, 2026
- 90 Planning Prenups for Creative Professionals: Copyright, Licensing Income, and Freelance Earnings Under U.S. copyright law, most works created after 1978 are protected for the author's life plus 70 years, so creative work drafted during a marriage can generate income long after the marriage ends. Liz Federowicz, Esq. Jul 28, 2026