Pre-Nuptial & Post-Nuptial Agreement Solicitors in Harrow
An agreement made before or during a marriage sets out what would happen to your finances if the marriage were to end. It is a practical piece of planning rather than a sign of doubt, and it is becoming steadily more common.
Kenton Solicitors prepares pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, reviews agreements drawn up by another firm, and provides the independent advice each of you needs for the agreement to carry weight.
Timing matters — an agreement signed close to the wedding carries less weight, so it is worth starting early. Appointments are available at our Kenton Road office in person, by telephone, or by video call, Monday to Saturday.
Free Consultation — 020 8907 2444Before or During the Marriage
The difference is simply timing. Both do the same job and both are approached in the same way.
Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Made before the wedding or civil partnership. Best started several months ahead — an agreement signed in the final weeks before a wedding carries considerably less weight.
- Protecting assets brought into the marriage
- Property owned before you met
- Inherited or family money
- Business and company interests
- Providing for children from an earlier relationship
Post-Nuptial Agreements
Made at any point after the wedding. Often put in place following an inheritance, the start of a business, or simply because circumstances have changed since you married.
- Recording what has been agreed after a change
- Following an inheritance or family gift
- Where one of you has started a business
- Formalising an existing informal understanding
- Where you married without a pre-nuptial agreement
Putting an Agreement in Place
Start early. The process is straightforward but it should not be rushed, particularly before a wedding.
Free Consultation
We discuss what you want the agreement to cover and explain how much weight it is likely to carry.
Exchanging Information
Both of you set out your finances openly. An agreement reached without full information is easily challenged later.
Drafting & Negotiation
We prepare the agreement and deal with the other side's solicitor until the terms are settled between you.
Independent Advice & Signing
Each of you takes advice from your own solicitor before signing, well ahead of the wedding date.
Are These Agreements Actually Binding?
Not automatically — and any firm telling you otherwise is overstating it. A court is not strictly obliged to follow what you agreed.
In practice, though, a properly prepared agreement carries real weight and is usually upheld. What makes the difference is how it was put together: both of you being open about your finances, each taking your own independent advice, neither being pressured, it being signed well before the wedding, and the terms being reasonable rather than leaving one of you with nothing.
Get those things right and the agreement is likely to hold. Cut corners on any of them and it may not be worth much when it matters. That is the whole reason for having it drawn up properly.
Speak to a SolicitorSign Well Before the Wedding
An agreement signed in the last few weeks before a wedding is far easier to challenge, because of the pressure involved. Aim to have it finalised at least a month beforehand, ideally longer.
Both of You Need Your Own Solicitor
One firm cannot advise both of you. Each of you takes independent advice, which is one of the main things that makes an agreement stand up.
Be Open About Your Finances
Both of you should set out what you have. An agreement signed by someone who did not know the full picture is one of the easiest to challenge.
Review It Over Time
An agreement made before children arrived, or many years ago, may no longer be reasonable. Reviewing it periodically keeps it effective.
When an Agreement Makes Sense
Bringing Property Into the Marriage
Where one of you already owns a home or other property and wants clarity about how it would be treated.
Second Marriages
Where there are children from an earlier relationship and you want to make sure they are provided for.
Business Owners
Where one of you owns a business, particularly a family business with other people's interests involved.
Family Money or Inheritance
Where family assets have been passed down and the wider family would like them kept within it.
Marrying Later in Life
Where both of you arrive with established finances and grown-up children, and want the position clear from the outset.
International Couples
Where one of you is from another country or holds assets abroad, an agreement can reduce uncertainty considerably.
Prenuptial Agreement Solicitors Serving Harrow
We prepare and advise on agreements for couples across Harrow and the surrounding areas of north-west London. Many of our clients are marrying later, remarrying, or bringing a property or business into the marriage.
We also act where your partner's solicitor has drawn up an agreement and you need independent advice on it before signing. That advice is a requirement rather than a formality, and it is worth taking properly.
Get in Touch
If you have a wedding date in mind, start early. Contact our team for a free initial consultation, Monday to Saturday.
020 8907 2444or email info@kentonsolicitors.co.uk
Opening Hours
Monday – Friday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Walk-ins welcome. Telephone and video appointments available.
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