A recent survey of divorce lawyers in America has apparently found a greater use of prenuptial agreements over the last three years.
The survey involved members of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer (AAML), and found that the three items most frequently covered in a prenup were:
- "protection of separate property" (mentioned by 80% of respondents),
- "alimony/spousal maintenance" (77%), and
- "division of property" (72%).
"As the financial and real estate markets continue to improve, there is a greater awareness of risk to possibly sharing these gains in a divorce," said Alton Abramowitz, president of the AAML. "The trend of divorcing spouses fighting over which one has to take possession of a devalued home and other depreciated assets appears to be coming to an end."
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