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Mar. 20, 2024

Saying 'I do' to the prenup - debunking misconceptions

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Debra R. Schoenberg

Schoenberg Family Law Group, P.C.

Email: dschoenberg@sflg.com

Debra is a family law attorney based in the Bay Area. She established her firm more than 30 years ago and has vast experience and expertise in the highly sensitive and complex practice areas of divorce, child custody, and division of property.

Recent research and articles in major media outlets support what many family lawyers have seen in their practices - many couples believe in signing a prenup, representing a significant cultural shift.

Although forms of the prenuptial agreement have roots in ancient history -dating back 2000 years in Hebrew culture (the ketubah) and to the colonial era in the U.S. - as Michael Waters wrote in the New Yor...

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