postnuptial
Following the wedding
Postnuptial describes something that occurs or is established after marriage.
A postnuptial agreement is a legal contract between spouses that determines how assets and debts would be divided in the event of divorce or death, similar to a prenuptial agreement but created after the wedding has already taken place.
They signed a postnuptial agreement after inheriting the family business.
Enforceable written agreement
- prenupContract preceding marriage
- documentWritten or electronic file
- clauseProvision in agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
stipulation · amendment · notarized · binding · enforceable · codicil · execution · ratification
Married partner
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- wedlockState of being spouses
- conjugalOf marriage
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
infidelity · adultery · reconciliation · separation · cohabitation · irreconcilable · partnership · union
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
- securityProtection from threat
Breaking up completely
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- litigationLegal dispute process
- petitionerOne who formally requests
respondent · uncontested · contested · grounds · filing · decree · discovery · deposition
contract
Enforceable written agreement
provision · stipulation · amendment · notarized · binding · enforceable · codicil · execution · ratification · attorney
spouse
Married partner
fidelity · infidelity · adultery · reconciliation · separation · cohabitation · irreconcilable · partnership · union · commitment
alimony
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- beneficiaryDesignated asset receiver
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
dissolution
Breaking up completely
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- litigationLegal dispute process
petitioner · respondent · uncontested · contested · grounds · filing · decree · discovery · deposition
property
Something owned or inherent
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- investmentsAssets bought for profit
pension · stocks · bonds · equities · portfolio · debt · income · division · valuation · appreciation
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
- divorcedivorce court, divorce decree, divorce papers, divorce filing, divorce lawyer
postnuptialprenuptial
Before the wedding
premarital · antenuptial · prewedding · unmarried · single
- postnuptial agreementContract between spouses post-ceremony