Marital Agreements Part Two: Mediated Prenuptial Agreements

The traditional way to enter into a prenuptial agreement is for one lawyer to draft the initial agreement and then each party’s attorney negotiates specific terms of the agreement and it goes back and forth. One possible alternative is mediation, where both parties meet with one lawyer and mediate an agreement both parties are satisfied with before each parties’ independent lawyers become involved. While each party’s respective lawyers may review the agreement and request minor or even significant changes, you have a draft that both parties feel comfortable with. Mediated agreements may be more fair, both parties feel more comfortable and are sometimes less expensive.