Prenuptial Agreement Drafting

A prenuptial agreement is a shield, not a weapon. The drafting work centers on two things New York courts examine closely when a prenup is later challenged: full financial disclosure and fair, voluntary signing. Each side lists assets, income, and debts on a disclosure schedule attached to the agreement, so neither person can later claim they signed blind. Both parties are given time to read the document and, ideally, to have independent counsel review it, a step that strengthens enforceability far more than any single clause.

Drafting differs from a template you download and fill in. A New York-specific agreement addresses what state law actually allows a prenup to control: separate versus marital property, treatment of a professional practice or business built during the marriage, appreciation on premarital accounts, and spousal-support terms. It cannot pre-decide child custody or child support, which New York courts always determine by the child's best interests at the time. Knowing that line, what the agreement can and cannot lock down, is the difference between a document that holds and one a court sets aside.

This service fits couples with anything worth protecting: a founder in the Financial District with equity that vests over years, a professional in Murray Hill carrying student debt, a family holding a rent-stabilized apartment or a brownstone in Harlem, or a partner expecting an inheritance. It also fits the person marrying into that situation who wants the terms in plain language, not legal fog. The trade-off against a bare-bones or online form is real: a form is cheaper today but far easier to attack later, when the stakes are highest.

The entire drafting process is remote. A professional in Tribeca or an engaged couple splitting time between the Upper West Side and Chelsea handle everything by phone, email, and video, no trip to a law office and no appearance at the New York County Supreme Court at 60 Centre Street. Signing is coordinated with a notary near you, whether you are in SoHo, Battery Park City, or Greenwich Village. The attorney has been admitted to practice since 1991, and the fee is flat and stated before any work begins.