Prenuptial agreements, or \u201cprenups,\u201d have become increasingly popular over the years. A large portion of marriages end in divorce, and too many divorces result in lengthy court battles over alimony and the division of assets. Properly executed, prenuptial agreements prevent those legal battles by predetermining such financial matters under mutually-agreed-upon terms. Some people do not like prenups because they feel they indicate a lack of trust in one’s spouse or a lack of faith that the marriage will work out.<\/p>\n
If a prenup is controversial, then a postnuptial agreement, or \u201cpostnup,\u201d could be even more so. But it does not have to carry a negative connotation any more than a prenup. A postnup serves the same purpose as a prenup, but it is an agreement entered into by a couple that are already married. It can contain all the same arrangements, and like prenups, postnups are gaining in popularity.<\/p>\n