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By Marianne Stavrou (Trainee Solicitor - Family Law, SBP Law) and Dr Don Macfarlane Prenuptial agreements (PNAs) are frequently associated in the context of "high net worth" individuals and celebrity marriages. However, prenuptial agreements are becoming justifiably more common throughout all levels of society. A...
A prenuptial agreement, or prenup, as it is commonly known, is a contract agreed by two individuals before they enter into a marriage or civil partnership. It allows couples to control their assets and make arrangements as to how these will be organised if a marriage...
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