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Family

Jan. 31, 2020

ERISA’s impact on prenuptial agreements

The uncertain impact of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act upon prenuptial agreements provides more cause to shy away from preparing such agreements.

Jeffrey P. Blum

Law Office of Jeffrey P. Blum

Email: Blumesq@aol.com

Jeffrey is a mediator and family law attorney in Los Altos.

Preparing prenuptial agreements is a perilous proposition for attorneys. Frequently completed at a particularly stressful time for the prospective newlyweds who are operating under short timelines and who are often in substantially unequal bargaining positions, prenuptial agreements often become targets for set aside actions.

The uncertain impact of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act upon prenuptial agreements provides more...

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