Carl Glendon

How To Use Mediation For A Prenuptial Agreement?

It can be quite wonderful and exciting as well as stressful to plan a wedding. Preparing a well-rounded Prenuptial Agreement often contributes to that stress and can also give rise to emotional issues. It can make a huge difference when it comes to the process that is used for the creation of this type of an agreement.

With the use of a collaborative process such as mediation, the lines of communication can remain open and both spouses-to-be can make their wishes known and begin their marriage on a strong foundation. This type of a prenuptial agreement in Connecticut can draw a bride and groom closer instead of driving a wedge between them.

How can Mediation be used for Prenuptial Agreement?

In this kind of an agreement, the mediator has to meet the spouses and help them in creating a space of open communication. It can let the couple discuss all that is most important for them and also discuss about their insecurities, expectations and fears regarding finances in the marriage. With a prenuptial agreement template and a mediator, all of this is possible.

The sessions can also be used by spouses to talk about other things, such as where they will live after marriage, whether they will have kids and how many kids they intend to have etc. These are only a few things that can be discussed and there can be more points of discussion. The objective of all this is to have both spouses clearly tell each other about their dreams and hopes for a happy married life together.

During this process, the mediator stays a neutral party - who helps spouses in making decisions together, clarify all the points and guide the conversation. With the help of a mediator, both spouses-to-be can go deeper into discussions about various sensitive issues regarding their lives and life after marriage. The agreement will then be memorialized in writing by the mediator.

Both spouses will need their own attorneys for a review of this kind of agreement, before they sign it. Each of them needs to have a lawyer of their own, who can go over the prenuptial agreement - in order to make the contract enforceable.

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Carl writes often about legal drafting and help.