All about the marriage contract

Not so long ago, a marriage contract was unpopular with newlyweds or married couples. Perhaps the prejudice that the “sharing” on the eve of the wedding was a hint of a calculation in the relationship between the future husband and wife played a role here. Well, how else, if they are already on the shore agreeing to whom and what will belong, then everyone is only interested in their own benefit. What kind of mutual feelings then can we talk about?

The Russians have their souls wide open. In the pool with his head - this is our way. Only now it is not clear from the pool with what to return. In the West, the procedure for drawing up a property contract has long taken root. Therefore, a woman, entering into marriage, knows that, “if anything” - she will not be left with anything.

Ours, on the other hand, get married without having acquired something, get divorced - also not sipping salty, or for a long time they divide everything “that is acquired by overwork”. And according to the contract, everything is clear and understandable: this is yours, this is mine. What will be the questions? None! That's wonderful.

The marriage contract prescribes the property rights of the newlyweds (if they are only going to start a family), or the same rights, but only for valid spouses. In the first case, the contract will enter into force as soon as the young people register their marriage. In the second case - immediately after certification by a notary.

What can be written in a marriage contract

Yes, almost everything related to property and mutual obligations of the spouses. By law, everything that is acquired in marriage is joint property (it does not matter what contribution each of the parties has made). In the marriage contract, you can specify a different division of the acquired property. For example, you can prescribe that the acquired property will belong to one of the spouses. Or designate the share of participation in the expenditure items of the family budget (who cares what).

However, personal relationships and responsibilities, as well as everything related to the rights of children, are not prescribed in such a document. In general, he is good in order to somehow protect his property interests in the event of a divorce.

At the same time, none of the parties should put pressure on the other to sign such a document to the detriment of the other half (in other words, forcible coercion to sign the contract is not allowed). In this case (when proving the fact of coercion), the document will be declared invalid.

Both parties must be 18 years of age or older at the time of the contract. It is unacceptable to conclude a contract between people who cannot marry (for example, a man is already married). There are still some nuances, but the main thing is that the marriage contract regulates issues related to the material side. By the way, every year this procedure becomes more and more popular. People gradually begin to take care of themselves and their future.