Marriage prenups

Asmoosy

So if I got married would my husband be entitled to half of my flat if anything went wrong?
It's registered on my name, Iv paid for deposit and all payments and pumped £10000 into my flat since.
I know that when your married things get spilt 50/50 if you get divorced but would I need a prenup to protect my property?
This is a selfish question but Iv worked to hard to risk everything.

Robin9

I don't like the idea of prenups - to me it is a lack of confidence in the relationship.

I was in the opposite situation when I got married - I already had a house, which I promptly put into our joint names. I never considered failure.

34 later, still going strong.

AdrianC

It'd all be down to the divorce financials. In a short marriage with no kids, assets owned prior to the relationship would probably be excluded.

If and when kids arrive, then the financials are far more likely to go with custody.

goodwithsaving

I'm all for pre-nuptial agreements where one person has built up assets prior to marriage. Unfortunately they aren't legal here (hence why I will not marry). If you don't want to split your assets on divorce - don't marry.

Asmoosy

Okay,
A prenup is 1000-2000 but I wouldn't put my partner on the mortgage or the title deeds, therefore if anything does go wrong he shouldn't be entitled to anything, surely?

Asmoosy

If someone has established themselves before marriage then a prenup is necessary. I wouldn't outline anything else apart from protecting my property

AdrianC

Are you sure you're actually committed to this relationship?

"For richer, for poorer, for better, for worse"?

greendoor665

Things aren't necessarily split 50-50 if there are no kids involved. You might be able to keep the flat but it depends on circumstances. Prenups don't really work in this country, it's up to what the judge decides.

steampowered

In a short marriage with no kids, you'd expect to keep your pre-marital assets.

In a longer marriage with kids, its more likely you'd be looking at something more like a 50/50 type split. Of course that would apply to his assets as well as yours.

DigForVictory

Asmoosy wrote: »

if anything does go wrong he shouldn't be entitled to anything, surely?

If you're asking a bunch of strangers on the internet about a matter that google is pretty clear on, in so far as the scope allowed the judiciary, you may be trying to find a different answer.

I think you may need to find a better question, like "Am I really sure I want to do this?"

bris

Perhaps you're better off staying single, the best pre nup you can get.


If your going into a marriage with protecting your assets you biggest concern then I would say marriage isn't for you.