This story in the series deals with a request for a premarital agreement.

7. Premarital agreement for Cheryl and John

Cheryl is a gorgeous and beautiful actress.  She is also 8 months pregnant.  She is getting married to a very famous and successful actor from a very wealthy family.  She comes to me a little sad and seemingly stressed.  Next week they were going to get married, and John’s family insists that John and Cheryl enter a premarital agreement.  They both wanted to be married before the baby was born. 

Cheryl just wanted me to sign off on the agreement for them to get married.

I told her that we need to go over all the terms and make sure she understands and agrees to all the terms.  She should also know all her rights under the law without the premarital agreement after they get married.

Me:  First, let’s talk about what you want for your marriage.

Cheryl:  What do you mean?

Me:  I mean how do you want to be toward and with each other during your marriage.

Cheryl:  I want us to be very close and be able to tell each other anything.  I want us to be each other’s best friends and be very generous with each other.

Me:  Okay, this agreement is your premarital agreement.  You could say that it is the foundation of your marriage.   You do not want to start your marriage with resentment, regret, or competition.  Go have a heart to heart with John. 

If this is your marital agreement, then you should plan it out together.  You don’t have to do a traditional model of prenuptial agreements where the lawyers negotiate the agreement. 

Cheryl was thankful and we made an appointment to meet next week, while I write out the whole interpretation and consequences of the agreement to explain to her.

The next week, Cheryl seemed calm and happy.  I told her that she seemed to be happier.

She looked at me with a smile and said:  “we secretly got married.”

They got married without a prenuptial agreement.