In South Carolina, a party has the option of having a premarital agreement drafted.  Otherwise known as a prenuptial or antenuptial agreements.  These agreements are designed to control the financial assets of the parties in the event a divorce occurs.  Many women fail to seek a prenuptial agreement and end up losing family property that they brought into a marriage.  Our Myrtle Beach divorce lawyers are able to draft these premarital agreements in a relatively short time.  Prenuptial agreements require disclosure of your financial standing and it is best that the other party is represented by an attorney.  Any South Carolina family law attorney can represent the party.  This ensures that there is no issue later with someone alleging that they did not know what they signed. 

It is also important to remember that timing is important when signing a Premarital Agreement.  You should not wait until the wedding is right around the corner.  It is important to discuss this issue and have it finalized weeks prior to any marriage.  There should also be no pressure exterted in order to get the other party to agree to the Prenuptial. 

The South Carolina Supreme Court has determined that premarital agreements can alter many of the obligations related to marital duties.  This allows parties to contract the duties of the parties during and after the marriage.  In other words, you may be able to control ailmony or other areas of support upon a divorce.  Our divorce attorney in South Carolina recommends getting a prenuptial agreement in almost every marriage.  Over half of the marriages today end in divorce.  You hope yours does not, but things happen and you need to be able to control some of the out come. 

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