Ohio Law Recognizes Postnuptial Agreements and Treats Them the Same as Prenuptial Agreements
Ohio SB 210 expands a married couple’s ability to enter into agreements with each other to modify their legal relations. By passing SB 210, Ohio law now recognizes postnuptial agreements and treats them the same as prenuptial agreements. Prenuptial agreements are those that are entered into BEFORE marriage, while postnuptial agreements are those that are entered into AFTER marriage. This new law goes into effect the end of March. Click here to read it.
A few of the most notable provisions of Ohio’s new Postnuptial Agreements law enabling spouses to modify their marriage are as follows:
- Expands the ability for spouses to enter into agreements that alter legal relations.
- Establishes postnuptial agreements and treats them the same as antenuptial (prenuptial) agreements.
- Allows spouses to modify antenuptial (prenuptial) and postnuptial agreements.
- Establishes requirements for agreements entered between spouses that alter legal relations and provides that agreements that meet these requirements are valid and enforceable, with or without consideration.
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Most notably, under previous … Read More... “Postnuptial Agreements Will Soon Become Legal in Ohio”