Prenuptial Agreements Legal Answers

Can I have a prenup invalidated if there was fraud?

English is my second language, I am Russian. My wife is American and had a prenup drafted before we married. She told me it was to protect her family business from my interest in case we divorced. The document is in English and I could not read all of it, so her lawyer at the time read it to me. I don’t think he read it to me truthfully or accurately and I think I’ve given up more than I intended to. How do I prove this in court and get the agreement changed or thrown out? My wife wants to divorce me and she is saying I signed to get nothing from her, even though I’ve put all my income into the marriage and our home.

Houston, TX

Mar 15, 2021

Do I need a U.S. or Russian lawyer for a prenup agreement?

My fiancé and I are dual citizens of Russia and the U.S. We are going to be getting married in Russia but then moving for at least some time to Charlotte, VA for my first work assignment. I have property in Russia that I inherited from my grandparents and I want my fiancé to sign a prenup agreeing that she won’t try to take that property if our marriage is not successful. Because we are marrying in Russia, do I need a Russian lawyer to draft this type of agreement, or should a U.S. lawyer do it since we’ll be living there? If I do need a Russian or international lawyer, how do I find one with experience in prenuptial agreement drafting?

Charlottesville, VA

Aug 01, 2021

Will a judge change a prenup during a divorce?

My wife and I signed a prenup before marrying seven years ago. We are now in the process of divorcing and our financial circumstances are very different than when we got married. At that time, both of us had lower incomes and we owned no property in our own name. After our marriage, my wife started an online teaching business and it has done very well. It’s incorporated in her name only. In the prenup we both waived any rights to any property the other acquired in their own name. That is no longer fair because I supported her the entire time she was starting the business and paid all the bills until the business began earning her money. Can I ask the judge to modify the prenup as part of our divorce and allow me my fair share of the value of her business? Is this something I have to ask for in the divorce petition?

Seattle, WA

Mar 15, 2021

What is your question? *

0/124 characters

Explain your question in more detail *

0/502 characters