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Some Prenups Expanding to Include Health Insurance Clauses
Prenuptial agreements are traditionally designed to dictate what will happen with a couple's finances in case of divorce, and now they're expanding to include some clauses for other money-related issues.
Health care is something that's already pushing some couples to the altar; in just the past year, seven percent of adults in the US married for health insurance. Insurance doesn't come cheap and it can be difficult to find good coverage that isn't very expensive — that's why some couples are designing prenups with a clause allowing for continued health insurance should they divorce.
Prenups Are Legally Binding, But Not Everywhere
Charlotte's first Sex and the City husband, Trey McDougall, comes from Scottish blood, but he'd probably be a proponent of the UK Law Commission's discussion to make prenuptial agreements legally binding.
Americans are no strangers to the legal contracts that outline the division of assets in case of divorce, while couples in the UK haven't been operating under the same options. Remember when Paul McCartney paid Heather Mills a settlement of $48.6 million as the result of an intense divorce proceeding?
Your Two Cents: How Do You Feel About Prenups?
Prenuptial agreements among Hollywood's couples awaiting the walk down the aisle generally don't cause much of a stir, but when it comes to engaged couples who aren't among the rich and famous prenups seem to have a thicker haze surrounding them. Those asked to sign tend to think their loved ones are asking them to put a value on themselves, and what's more, they're calling the future of the marriage into question. Some are more sensitive than others though, as there are some among the newly engaged who think a prenup is sensible with such high divorce rates as a reality.
Was the McCartney-Mills Divorce Settlement Fair?
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills finally settled their divorce this week. She began the process requesting $254 million but ended up getting $48.6 million from the settlement. There was no prenuptial agreement involved when the couple married in 2002, and while Heather had some of her own acquired wealth it came no where close to the $800 million that Paul has in his Beatles name.
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Would You Get a Prenup?
I tend to associate the word "prenup" with that Sex and the City episode when Charlotte's wealthy fiancé Trey MacDougal springs a tricky contract on her well into the engagement. But according to the Guardian, it's not just rich men who are asking for the in-case-of-divorce contracts. More women than ever are requesting prenuptial agreements before they walk down the aisle — even if they don't have millions in the bank.
Nicole's Prenup
Kidman has been burned before so this time she is protecting herself. After her "sudden" divorce from Tom Cruise, she knows marriages might not last forever even if she is totally in love with Keith. While the wedding is expected to be any day now, the pre-nup is in place so she can rest easy.
Tom and Katie's Prenup Delays
The Scoop reports that the expecting parents are not hitched yet due to one small detail - the prenup. Apparently Katie's lawyer Dad is representing her and like any bitter, angry, father of a once Daddy's girl, he is fighting for her. Martin Holmes “is playing hardball with the prenup negotiations,�Savvy Links: No One Likes a Bully in the Workplace
Tom Yells "We Want Pre-Nup"
Though all the Tom and Katie splitting rumors have been put to rest, there is more news of Mr Cruise behaving weirdly. The Scoop reports: Now come reports that the Top Gun was acting rather bizarrely at a Kanye West concert at L.A.’s Avalon recently. The “Mission Impossible�
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