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Pre Nuptial Agreement
Starting the Conversation about Prenups – Boutet on CBC Radio
Nathalie Boutet speaks to CBC Ontario Morning about how and when to start the conversation about pre-nuptial agreements.
How to Educate Clients About Prenups – Boutet on Advisor.ca
Unpleasant conversations are always difficult, but more so when the topic is unfamiliar. This is a particular problem with prenuptial agreements, also known as marriage contracts. In the absence of early financial education, people may find it difficult to broach…
The Modern Prenup: Four ways to negotiate a marriage agreement – Boutet in The Huffington Post
Falling in love is a tale as old as time and despite high divorce rates, people still can’t help coupling up. And while love may not have changed, the circumstances of modern society have. Nowadays, people are marrying later or…
Marriage, co-habitation contracts can be good investment – Boutet in The Globe and Mail
A romantic proposal or an invitation to move in with a partner may seem like an awkward time to start planning for a smooth divorce. But with nearly half of Canadian marriages ending before death does couples part, a pre-nup…
Marriage Contracts are a Practical Way to Organize your Affairs
While it is frequent for couples who have a business or high net worth to enter into a domestic contract, such agreements are also relevant for people with children of previous relationships, or for situations where one of the partners…
How Different Generations Can See Eye-To-Eye On Prenups – Boutet on Huffington Post
No one likes to plan for the failure of a marriage. But with the average nuptials in Canada lasting a mere 13.7 years, according to StatsCan, it’s not surprising that prenuptial agreements are becoming more popular among today’s couples looking…
How to create a valid marriage or cohabitation agreement?
Pre-Nup Agreements Entering into a new relationship is an exciting time for the young couple as well as the family. Next Gen who own shares in the business or who receive money or gifts from the family business will be…
Are marriage agreements saving marriages?
Recently, the Upshot blog at New York Times took a hard look at the idea that 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. According to their research – it is a myth. In fact, if current trends continue, two-thirds of…
Why promoting having a pre-nup is so important to me – Nathalie Boutet on Canada AM
What’s a pre-nup? It is a validly enforceable contract between 2 people which governs how finances will be organized in the event of a separation. If people are not married, we officially call it a cohabitation agreement and if they…
Getting married? Talking about a pre-nup is healthy
Wedding season is coming up. Most think that marriage agreements (or pre-nups as we call them in pop culture) are only needed for people with a lot of money. In fact, marriage agreements are becoming more and more popular for…