Should you Protect your Assets with a Prenup?

[Chaz Mathias]

Hi All,

I wanted to begin a discussion on prenuptial agreements when bringing assets into a new marriage. I know this is a controversial topic, however I thought that the BiggerPockets community was the best place to begin a conversation on this important issue. 

I have always had the mindset that marriage should not be about money, it should be about your relationship with your partner. Therefore, if you have earned assets and have a portfolio of properties and investments prior to marriage, wouldn't the marriage be better off if these assets were protected by a prenuptial agreement? Then everything earned after marriage (outside of these assets) could be communal property.

I've personally seen too many marriages end when one individual brought significantly more into the marriage and it caused for a messy divorce. When this happens, the divorce lawyers are the only ones who wins!

Please share your thoughts!