I just finished reading a post from a Chicago estate planning lawyer on the joys of collaborating with other lawyers when drafting a premarital agreement. In the post, he talks about how wonderful it is to use the diverse expertise of each lawyer to draft the best possible premarital agreement. He concludes:
This is one of the reasons why I like working with a non-estate planner on a prenup, and if possible working collaboratively — we can review the agreement from many different perspectives to make sure it “works.”
I don’t do as many prenuptial agreements as I would like. My practice is generally focused on divorces and similar family law problems. Although I try to make the cases I handle as peaceful and collaborative as possible, it is generally impossible to totally quench the adversarial nature of divorce proceedings. Thus, it was with a twinge of envy that I read the post.
Question: Anybody need a prenup?
