Massachusetts prenuptial agreements, custom for you

Yes, though Massachusetts is unusual. It has not adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, so enforceability rests on case law rather than statute. Massachusetts courts apply a second look: an agreement must be fair and reasonable when signed, and at divorce a court will not enforce it if changes during the marriage would leave a spouse unable to support themselves. They weigh full financial disclosure and independent counsel heavily.

With First, a Massachusetts prenup is a flat fee: $649 for Self-Serve, or $3,500 for Lawyer Review, which includes an independent attorney for each partner. Traditional Massachusetts firms typically charge $1,500 to $5,000 or more per attorney for straightforward situations, and most prenups involve two, with complex cases involving businesses or equity running $10,000 to $30,000 or more for the couple.

You still get a local attorney with First. Lawyer Review at $3,500 includes an independent Massachusetts-licensed family law attorney for each of you, drawn from a vetted local network that holds availability for First couples, so you get an attorney on each side without building a shortlist of local firms and calling each one. Traditional Massachusetts firms typically charge $1,500 to $5,000 or more per attorney, and most prenups involve two. Self-Serve at $649 is the option without attorneys.

Yes. First serves couples across Massachusetts, including Boston and Cambridge, the surrounding Suffolk, Middlesex, Norfolk and Essex county suburbs, and Worcester and Springfield. Lawyer Review at $3,500 includes an independent Massachusetts-licensed family law attorney for each partner, and Self-Serve is $649. Both are completed online, so where in the state you live does not change the process or the price.

Boston-area family law attorneys bill $250 to $500 an hour, and Massachusetts firms typically charge $1,500 to $5,000 or more per attorney, so hiring two separately, one for each partner, commonly runs $3,000 to $10,000 or more for the couple. First is flat: $3,500 for Lawyer Review with both attorneys included, or $649 for Self-Serve.

No, independent counsel is not required by statute in Massachusetts. But because enforceability rests on case law and courts take a second look when an agreement is enforced, having your own attorney is one of the strongest ways to show consent was informed and voluntary. Lawyer Review gives each partner their own Massachusetts-licensed attorney for exactly this.

Yes. Completing a prenup online does not affect whether it holds up. Enforceability depends on the structure of the agreement: voluntary signing, full financial disclosure, drafting to Massachusetts law, and a real opportunity for each partner to get their own advice. First is built around all four.

Self-Serve at $649 is a guided, fully online prenup customized to Massachusetts, best when your finances are straightforward and you are comfortable deciding together without an attorney in the room. Lawyer Review at $3,500 adds an independent Massachusetts-licensed attorney for each partner, plus the ability to edit the underlying language, and suits business owners, complex assets, or a prior marriage.

No. Massachusetts is not among the nine community property states. At divorce, a court may assign either spouse all or any part of the other's estate after weighing factors such as the length of the marriage and each spouse's income, liabilities and needs. Courts divide property equitably, and equitable doesn't always mean equal. A prenup lets you and your partner set those terms yourselves instead.

Not automatically. A Massachusetts divorce court may assign all or any part of either spouse's estate, and the statute makes no exception for property owned before the marriage. The court weighs factors such as the length of the marriage and each spouse's contribution to the home's value. Before the wedding, Massachusetts law lets you two make a written contract that designated property stays with the spouse who owns it. That contract is your prenup.