Pre-Nuptial Agreements and Living Together

No one gets married expecting it to fail. Statistics show however that over a third of marriages will end in divorce.

A Pre-Nuptial is a way in which the parties can try to agree in advance a fair financial settlement in the event that the relationship breaks down. Pre-Nuptial agreements can help avoid costly disagreements and litigation and may prove to be money well spent.

Pre-Nuptial agreements are often used to try to protect or "ringfence" assets which one party may have accumulated on their own before the marriage against a claim by the other party in the event of a divorce.

For a Pre-Nuptial agreement to have a chance of being binding in the event of a divorce it is essential that the correct steps are followed including that each party has their own legal advice, that each party discloses their assets to the other and preferably that the agreement is signed 28 days (sometimes 21 days) before the date of the marriage.

If you are not married but are living with your partner then it is possible to have a "Living Together Agreement" dealing with the division of money and assets in a similar way in the event that the relationship breaks down.

We have a family department able to offer specialised advice on matters of Family Law and we have membership of 'RESOLUTION' for solicitors dealing in family work.

David Tagg is a member of REOLUTION and covers specialist areas of family work including advice in the conduct of ancillary relief (financial settlement). Members of RESOLUTION are required to comply with the RESOLUTION code of practice and are expected to show that they have achieved and will maintain a high level of knowledge, skills, experience and practice in specialist areas of family law.

David Tagg has over 25 years experience dealing with all aspects of family law and he has acted in many family cases.

We offer a fixed fee first interview ( available on request ).

We are members of RESOLUTION which is an association of Lawyers who seek to deal with problems of Matrimonial Law, whilst reducing conflicts and tensions between all parties.



For further enquiries or a quotation please contact David Tagg on Tel:020 7736 0999