postnup
After-wedding legal document
A postnup is a legal agreement between spouses made after marriage, governing how assets and debts would be divided in case of divorce.
It's the married counterpart to a prenup (prenuptial agreement): They signed a postnup after his business took off.
Short for postnuptial agreement.
Enforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
custody · attorney · mediation · litigation · court · enforceability · clause · terms
Married partner
- marriageFormal union between partners
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- husbandMarried man's role
- wifeFemale marriage partner
union · partnership · commitment · fidelity · infidelity · reconciliation · separation · relationship
Owned items of value
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- debtMoney owed another
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- estateProperty and grounds
equity · investment · portfolio · wealth · division · valuation · appreciation · income
Precaution against harm
- securityProtection from threat
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- insuranceContractual risk coverage
- precautionPreventive safety measure
buffer · defense · contingency · preservation
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- divorceLegal end of matrimony
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
alimony · custody · attorney · mediation · litigation · court · enforceability · clause · terms · conditions
spouse
Married partner
wife · union · partnership · commitment · fidelity · infidelity · reconciliation · separation · relationship · couple
assets
Owned items of value
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- debtMoney owed another
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
estate · equity · investment · portfolio · wealth · division · valuation · appreciation · income · liabilities
safeguard
Precaution against harm
precaution · buffer · defense · contingency · preservation
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- couple financesjoint account, shared expenses, household budget, shared debt, financial planning
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
- marriage lawmarriage contract, divorce decree, marriage certificate, matrimony, divorce petition
- marital financemarital assets, community property, property division, asset division, divorce settlement
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
postnupprenup
Contract preceding marriage
prenuptial agreement · divorce settlement · separation agreement · divorce decree · annulment
- postnuptial agreementContract between spouses post-ceremony