Full question:
My finance and I are interested in making a premarital agreement. What I wanna know is, can we add a clause relating to the making of wills in our premarital agreement ?
- Category: Marriage
- Subcategory: Premarital Agreements
- Date:
- State: New Jersey
Answer:
Yes, you can add a clause in your premarital agreements regarding the making of a will. The other clauses and content that you may probably have in your agreement are given in N.J. Stat. § 37:2-34. The sections read:“Parties to a premarital or pre-civil union agreement may contract with respect to:
a. The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;
b. The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;
c. The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, dissolution of a civil union, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;
d. The modification or elimination of spousal or one partner in a civil union couple support;
e. The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;
f. The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;
g. The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and
h. Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy.”
This content is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Legal statutes mentioned reflect the law at the time the content was written and may no longer be current. Always verify the latest version of the law before relying on it.
