Sample Premarital / Prenuptial Agreement

(this sample can serve as a guide in drafting a prenuptial agreement that best protects your interests and complies withthelaws in effect where you live)

___, hereinafter referred to as Prospective Husband, and ___, hereinafter referred to as Prospective Wife, hereby agree on this__ day of __, in the year _, as follows:

1.Prospective Husband and Prospective Wife contemplate marriage in the near future and wish to establish their respective rights and responsibilitiesregarding each other's income and property and the income and property that may be acquired, either separately or together, during the marriage.

2.Prospective Husband and Prospective Wife have made a full and complete disclosure to each other of all of their financial assets and liabilities, as more fully set forth in the accompanying Financial Statements, attached hereto asExhibits A and B.

3.Except as otherwise provided below, Prospective Husband and Prospective Wife waive the following rights:

a. toshare in each other's estates upon their death.

b. to spousal maintenance, both temporary and permanent.

c. to share in the increase in value during the marriage of the separate property of the parties.

d. to share in the pension, profit sharing, or other retirement accounts of the other.

e. to the division of the separate property of the parties, whether currently held or hereafter acquired.

f. to any claims based on the period of cohabitation of the parties.

4. [set forth relevant exceptions here]

5. [additional provisions here. These can range from prescribing that the children will be raised in a particular religion to allocating household chores between the parties.]

6. Both Prospective Husband and Prospective Wife are represented byseparate and independent legal counsel of their own choosing.

7. Both Prospective Husband and Prospective Wife have separate income and assets to independently provide fortheir own respective financial needs.

8. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and may be modified only in a writing executed by both Prospective Husband and Prospective Wife.

9. In the event it is determined that a provision of this agreement is invalid because it is contrary to applicable law, that provision is deemed separable from the rest of the agreement, such that the remainder of the agreement remains valid and enforceable.

10. This agreement is made in accordance with the laws of the country (state) ____, and any dispute regarding its enforcement will be resolved by reference to the laws of that state.

11. This agreement will take effect immediately upon the solemnization of the parties' marriage.

I have read the above agreement, I have taken time to consider its implications, I fully understand its contents, I agree to its terms, and I voluntarily submit to its execution.

______________________________ _ Prospective Husband

______________________________ Prospective Wife

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Translate the italicized word combinations in Text 3a into Russian

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Translate into English

Брачный договор может быть заключен как до государственной регистрации брака, так и в период брака и подлежит обязательному нотариальному удостоверению. В брачном договоре супруги вправе определить имущественные права и обязанности как в браке, так и в случае его расторжения: установить режим совместной, долевой или раздельной собственности на все имущество супругов, на его отдельные виды или на имущество каждого из супругов; определить долю каждого из супругов в принадлежащем им имуществе; определить имущество, которое будет передано каждому из супругов в случае расторжения брака; установить способ участия в доходах друг друга; определить порядок несения каждым из них семейных расходов, а также любые иные положения, касающиеся имущественных отношений супругов, не противоречащие закону и не ущемляющие интересы другого супруга.

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