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A marriage contract is not a prediction that things will go wrong. It is a calm conversation about money, held while you still agree on almost everything. Collins Law Group, PLLC is a Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements Lawyer in Manhattan that turns that conversation into a clear, enforceable document, and your first consultation is free.
Tell us what you are facing. Aoife Collins reviews every inquiry personally.
Couples sign marital agreements for many reasons. One partner owns a startup. Another expects an inheritance. Someone is marrying for the second time and wants to protect children from a first marriage.
Others married first and later realized their finances had changed. Without an agreement, New York’s default divorce rules decide those questions. With one, the two of you decide them. At Collins Law Group, PLLC, founder Aoife Collins negotiates and drafts prenuptial and postnuptial agreements as a core part of her matrimonial practice.
Before focusing on family law, she worked on corporate transactions in M&A and antitrust, where contracts are written to survive scrutiny years later. Clients looking for a prenuptial agreement lawyer in Manhattan get that same deal-minded discipline, applied with care for a relationship that is just beginning or still growing.
No two couples need the same contract. Some want a short document that protects one asset; others want a full financial roadmap. Here is how we help.
We turn your goals into clear terms, tailored to your assets, careers and plans.
We explain what a proposed agreement really means for you and negotiate changes before you sign.
As your postnuptial agreement attorney in Manhattan, we help married couples set terms after a new business, an inheritance or a reconciliation.
We address equity, founder shares and future growth so a company is not caught up in a later dispute.
We help keep family property, trusts and expected gifts on the side you both intend.
We help protect assets meant for children from an earlier relationship.
We draft support provisions designed to meet New York's fairness standards.
We evaluate whether an existing agreement holds up and represent you when it is disputed in a divorce.
A marital contract is only as strong as the day it is tested, which may be decades from now. We write with that day in mind.
We follow New York's formal signing rules closely, because a missed step can void an otherwise fair contract.
Two decades in matrimonial practice show us how these documents are attacked, so we draft to prevent it.
A transactional background brings clear definitions, careful valuation language and no loose ends.
We keep negotiations calm and practical, so the process protects your partnership as well as your assets.
Whether you are engaged or already married, working with a postnup agreement lawyer in Manhattan follows the same steady path. Starting early leaves room for thoughtful negotiation.
We talk through what you want to protect, share or plan for, and what matters most to each of you.
Both partners exchange a clear picture of assets, debts and income, which makes the final agreement harder to attack.
We prepare or review the draft and work through revisions with your partner's separate attorney.
Both of you sign and acknowledge the agreement before a notary, as New York law requires, and you each keep a complete copy.
Most couples arrive with the same handful of questions. Here are straight answers. For anything not covered, call (646) 241-8602.
Not in its basic requirements. New York applies the same written, signed and acknowledged rule to agreements made before or during the marriage. Because married partners already owe each other a duty of fair dealing, courts may look closely at how a postnup was negotiated.
Cost depends on how complex your finances are, whether we draft or review, and how much negotiation is needed. Collins Law Group offers a free consultation to understand your situation and explain the likely fee before any work begins.
One attorney cannot represent both partners in negotiating the same agreement. Each partner having independent counsel helps ensure both understand what they are signing, and it makes the contract stronger if it is ever questioned.
Not in a binding way. Custody is decided by what serves the child’s best interests when the question arises. Child support terms must follow New York’s child support rules, and an agreement cannot simply waive a child’s right to support.
New York requires the agreement to be in writing, signed by both partners, and acknowledged in the same formal way required to record a deed, which means before a notary with a proper certificate. New York’s highest court has held that an agreement missing this acknowledgment cannot be enforced, even when both signatures are genuine.
Yes. Collins Law Group offers a free, confidential consultation for jurisdiction and other family law questions. Call (646) 241-8602 or request one online. Aoife Collins reviews your facts, identifies the right court, and explains your options with no obligation.
The best agreements are written without a wedding date pressing on them. Talk with a Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements Lawyer in Manhattan about what you want to protect and plan for together. Book your free, confidential consultation