Postnuptial Agreement Attorney Serving Montgomery and Bucks Counties

Financial circumstances can change significantly after marriage. A spouse may leave the workforce to care for children, start a business, receive an inheritance, take on substantial debt or simply decide that the couple needs clearer financial expectations. A postnuptial agreement allows married spouses to address those issues while they are still married.

Christina J. Corr, P.C. prepares and reviews postnuptial agreements for clients in Montgomery and Bucks Counties. We help clients understand their options, identify the issues that should be addressed and create agreements that are practical, understandable and suited to their circumstances.

What Is a Postnuptial Agreement?

A postnuptial agreement is an agreement entered into after the parties are already married.

Depending on the couple’s needs, it can address ownership of property, responsibility for debt, business interests, retirement accounts, inheritances, financial support and how property would be divided if the marriage later ends.

Pennsylvania courts generally treat postnuptial agreements as contracts. Clear language and careful drafting are therefore important.

Why Consider an Agreement During Marriage?

Sometimes the financial assumptions that existed at the beginning of a marriage change.

One spouse may have opened or expanded a business. A family may have received a significant inheritance. One spouse may have given up their career to care for children while the other spouse’s income increased. The parties may also have accumulated substantial assets or debts that they want to address more clearly.

A postnuptial agreement can give both spouses a better understanding of their financial rights and responsibilities moving forward.

Reconciliation After a Separation

Postnuptial agreements can also be useful when spouses have separated or experienced serious marital difficulties but want to remain married.

In that situation, the parties may want to resolve financial concerns as part of their decision to reconcile. Establishing clear expectations about property, debt or other financial issues can allow the couple to move forward without leaving those questions unresolved.

The purpose is not necessarily to prepare for divorce. It can be to remove uncertainty that has become a source of conflict.

Financial Disclosure and Careful Review

Before entering a significant financial agreement, both spouses should understand what property, income and debts exist. Complete financial information allows each person to evaluate the proposed agreement intelligently rather than relying on assumptions or fear. We help clients organize the relevant financial information and understand exactly what rights they may be keeping, changing or giving up.

Independent Legal Advice is Important

A postnuptial agreement can have significant long-term consequences, particularly if the marriage later ends.

Each spouse should therefore have the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice. One attorney should not try to advise both parties about whether the same agreement is in each person’s best interests.

We can prepare an agreement for one spouse or independently review an agreement proposed by the other spouse’s attorney.

A Postnuptial Agreement Should Solve a Problem

An agreement should have a clear purpose. It should identify the financial issues that actually matter and address them in language both spouses can understand. It should not create unnecessary complexity or attempt to anticipate every possible disagreement that could arise during the marriage.

A well-considered agreement can provide certainty without turning the marriage into an ongoing legal negotiation.

Preparing or Reviewing a Postnuptial Agreement

If your financial circumstances have changed or you and your spouse want clearer financial expectations, a postnuptial agreement may be worth considering.

We can help you determine what issues should be addressed, review the financial information involved and explain the practical effect of the proposed terms before you sign.



Contact Christina J. Corr, P.C. to discuss preparing or reviewing a postnuptial agreement in Montgomery County or Bucks County, Pennsylvania.