At The Bronzino Law Firm, our marital agreement lawyers are proud to serve clients in local Ocean and Monmouth County communities such as Sea Girt, Brick, Spring Lake, Neptune, Brielle, Toms River, Jackson, and all of Central New Jersey. Our smaller firm size allows us to charge fair and reasonable rates while providing highly personalized legal solutions to our clients and their families. Where you may be bounced from attorney to attorney at a larger firm, you will be working with a single attorney throughout the legal process when you choose The Bronzino Law Firm.
If you have questions about drafting, enforcing, or modifying marital agreements in New Jersey, please call our Brick, NJ or Sea Girt, NJ offices today by dialing (732) 812-3102 for a free and confidential consultation.
Our Asbury Park marital agreement attorneys help our clients with all manner of marital and non-marital agreements in New Jersey. The most common forms of marital agreements include:
Prenuptial Agreements – agreements which are made before a marriage are known as prenuptial agreements. Commonly, these tackle issues of financial responsibility and rights during a marriage as well as stipulations for alimony and equitable distribution in the case of an eventual divorce.
Postnuptial Agreements – postnuptial agreements are extremely similar to prenuptial agreements with the primary difference that they are entered during a marriage.
Cohabitation Agreements – unmarried couples may enter into non-marital, cohabitation agreements which may grant one another the legal rights of a married couple. Like prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements also may tackle issues of an eventual separation such as alimony and equitable distribution.
Unfortunately, prenuptial and other marital agreements have garnered an unfairly negative reputation in the public eye. Some individuals have come to believe that entering into such agreements is an admission that they believe the marriage or relationship will eventually end. This is simply not true. Our Toms Rivers prenuptial agreement lawyers believe that marital agreements can act to strengthen healthy and happy relationships.
It is important to understand that prenuptials and postnuptials are not exclusively intended to be used in the case of divorce. They may also include terms for providing for children from previous marriages, assigning legal rights and responsibilities for owned assets during the marriage, and much more.
Cohabitation agreements are important for unmarried couples who do not intend to marry in the foreseeable future. Unmarried couples simply do not have the same legal rights as married couples during or after their relationship, and proper cohabitation agreements may rectify this situation.
As mentioned previously, the state of New Jersey has very specific criteria which must be met when it comes to signing a valid marital agreement. It is therefore important to understand that foregoing the advice of an Ocean County marital agreement lawyer may cause your agreement to be rendered void in the eyes of the law. All of the following must be true to create an enforceable prenuptial, postnuptial, or cohabitation agreement:
Family Law attorney Peter J. Bronzino founded The Bronzino Law Firm to serve clients from Monmouth County and Ocean County towns including Asbury Park Brick, Point Pleasant, Asbury Park, Manasquan, Wall, and all of Central New Jersey. Our firm has a well-earned reputation for providing dynamic and compassionate legal services thanks to client testimonials and word of mouth. Attorney Bronzino has also recently been selected as a Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters for his legal work as a family law and divorce attorney.
If you or a loved one is considering drafting a marital agreement or needs help with modification or enforcement, please contact us online or call our Brick or Sea Girt, NJ offices at (732) 812-3102 for a free and confidential consultation.