A marriage or cohabitation agreement is not about expecting the worst. It is about deciding things calmly now, while you still can.
A marriage contract (before or during marriage) and a cohabitation agreement (for common-law couples) let partners decide in advance how property and support will be handled if the relationship ends. A cohabitation agreement automatically becomes a marriage contract if the couple later marries.
These agreements can address property division and spousal support. They cannot pre-decide decision-making responsibility or parenting time for children, and they cannot remove a spouse's right to possession of the matrimonial home.
An agreement negotiated well in advance, with full disclosure and separate lawyers, is far harder to attack later. One rushed through at the last minute invites exactly the dispute it was meant to prevent.
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Book a Consultation婚姻协议或同居协议，不是“做最坏的打算”，而是趁你们还能心平气和的时候，把事情先定下来。
婚姻协议(marriage contract，婚前或婚内)与同居协议(cohabitation agreement，针对同居伴侣)，让伴侣预先约定：关系结束时财产与抚养如何处理。若日后结婚，同居协议会自动转为婚姻协议。
这类协议可以处理财产分割与配偶抚养费，但不能预先决定子女的决策责任或育儿时间，也不能剥夺配偶对婚姻住宅的居住权。
一份提前充分协商、双方完全披露、各请律师的协议，日后要推翻就难得多；一份最后一刻赶出来的协议，恰恰会招来它本想避免的那场争议。