Cover your assets. Get a postnup.
Moneyed marrieds have long forced their less wealthy spouses to sign prenuptial agreements outlining how much they’d get should they divorce.
But now there’s a new trend in matrimonial law, the postnuptial agreement – hammered out after the wedding bells.
“You have to protect yourself,” said Tanya, 33, a Suffolk County cop who recently got her husband to sign a postnup, ensuring that she’d keep the house and her pension should they divorce.
“God forbid that does happen, [but] I’d rather deal with this now,” said Tanya (not her real name).
And some hedge-fund managers have required that new hires get postnups to keep their spouses from later claiming shares of the fund, said lawyer Patricia Ferrari.
In today’s leaner times, couples are looking to protect what they have – from each other, “especially among young professionals undergoing huge financial changes,” said Yasemin Ekici, the lawyer who handled Tanya’s postnup.
“A marriage is a financial, emotional and legal union – bottom line.”