marriage settlements
Spousal property contracts
Marriage settlements are legal arrangements made before or at the time of marriage that determine how property and financial assets will be handled during the marriage and in the event of death or divorce.
Historically, these documents protected a wife's property from becoming her husband's under coverture laws.
Modern equivalents include prenuptial agreements: The lawyers spent weeks negotiating the marriage settlements.
- dowry systemMatrimonial wealth transfer practice
- postnuptial agreementContract between spouses post-ceremony
- jointureWidow's legal estate
- prenuptial agreementLegal contract before marriage
- separation agreementContract formalizing a split
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Court documents ending marriages
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Contracts ensuring ongoing upkeep
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