In many states, couples who live together for a specified number of years gain the same legal rights as those married through a marriage license and ceremony. This is known as “common law marriage.”
Courtships and engagements are all about romantic dinners, walks on the beach, and wine and roses, but what happens when one party in the engagement disrupts the enchantment of planning a wedding and a happily ever after by asking for a prenuptial agreement and the other spouse reacts as though you stuck a pin in their floating balloon?
Everyone expects the best when they walk down the aisle surrounded by flowers, family, and friends, but sometimes life’s path takes a turn away from the marital journey and spouses find themselves moving in separate directions.
Getting married is a decision between two people to join their lives in a ceremony in front of their family and friends. Often people don’t consider the legal side of the agreement they’re making while they’re surrounded by flowers, cake, and champagne.
