What would you be getting on a prenup? People have talked about prenups and I've heard women mention that their well off husbands will pay a certain amount of money to keep them financially stable for every year they are in marriage, etc. But I don't know the specifics? Like how much money is demanding too much? Is it only a situation of his money is his and your money is yours?
I also hear people online mentioning that you should get rid of alimony and some other things because if you make more then the court could make you pay for the alimony and child support, etc. But what if you are a believer that the man provides for the kids so you want the man to pay child support but aren't interested in being put in that situation. People take about putting in a clause that if your husband cheats then a certain amount of money is owed, but once again how much is unreasonable and how much is reasonable? It could be that I am autisitc and I'm the only one not understanding this. But I would love to hear your expectations and ideas.
Anything relating to children will not be considered in the prenup, and will be struck from the prenup. Custody and child support is always reviewed by the judge during divorces. It’s just seen as better that way. I can waive my right to spousal support in my prenup, but I cannot waive my right to child support, because the children’s needs come before mine. The money isn’t for me.
I don’t know what would be demanding too much, but I definitely think you have to factor in a lot of things. If you have kids, what is the financial loss you take if you take time out of work? If you leave your job after marrying (please don’t!!), you will have to negotiate a payout rate in order to make sure you compensate for your financial losses. You can have a clause where you get a certain chunk of money, or a property, or a tangible gift worth a certain amount of money at each anniversary, which is yours to do with as you please. You have to be smart. You can make it a situation of his money is his, and your money is yours. Most people either go for a stepped rate, or a lump sum payout. Depends.
You can waive alimony in the prenup, if you’d like. However, if come from very different backgrounds, and you’ve grown accustomed to a specific lifestyle, it’s probably not going to be a great idea to completely waive it. And if you really want to, you can waive it during the divorce process. Also, if you take a lump sum over regular payments, you have to think of the tax implications of that, and the management of that lump sum, because once it’s gone, it’s gone. However, alimony has the danger of possibly being decreased or changed depending on the financial circumstance.
Lmao cheating clauses are hilarious, and not always enforceable, at least that’s what my lawyer told me. If you put it in there, make sure it’s severable.
Please do not put that much faith into a man doing right by you during a process like this. Child support will likely be mandated, because this is all a legal process, and it’s not about what you want, or his honor.