Premarital Agreements: Drafting and Negotiation, Second Edition (Paperback)
Premarital Agreements is an updated clearly written primer that focuses on the fundamentals involved in negotiating and drafting these agreements, explaining the most critical aspects involved in creating a premarital agreement:
- General validity and criteria for an enforceable post-marital (or marital agreement
- The role of the lawyer in creating the agreement, various ethical components of an agreement and the practical techniques of negotiating the terms of the agreement
- Post-execution issues
- Text of a model agreement and drafting techniques to carry out the objectives of the parties. To assist the drafter, various options are given that allow the premarital agreement to be tailored to the client's specific needs
Linda J. Ravdin of Bethesda, MD is a partner at Pasternak & Fidis, P.C. and practices family law exclusively. Her practice covers the range of family law issues for families of all kinds. She is trained in collaborative law and serves as a mediator. A significant part of her practice involves drafting and negotiation of premarital and post-marital agreements, giving advice regarding construction and validity of existing agreements, and representing divorcing parties who have such an agreement.