Uniform Premarital Agreement Act

The Uniform Premarital Agreement Act governs agreements made by prospective spouses before marriage to order the property and financial rights that would otherwise be set by general marital property law. It defines the terms used, prescribes the formalities an agreement must satisfy to be valid, identifies the subjects the parties may address in it, and provides that the agreement takes effect upon marriage and may afterward be amended or revoked. It also sets out the grounds on which a court will enforce or decline to enforce such an agreement, including where the marriage proves void, and fixes the period within which claims may be brought.

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