Saturday, October 22, 2011

Increased Numbers For A Binding Financial Agreement

By Ray Latimer


The main advantages of a Binding Money Agreement are two fold. Firstly, it gives both sides with additional control over their property and greater choice about their own financial situation. Secondly, such an agreement reduces struggle and the chances of litigation in the event that the marriage fails.

If you are looking at marriage and either you or your probable spouse holds significant financial assets (or major debts), or if there is a essential dissimilarity in wealth, then a binding money agreement is something you have to look at. It can be the case that, by entering into a Binding Financial Agreement, you will probably be allaying the concerns of the in-laws, or your family, in respect of protecting pre-existing property and wealth.

However you will discover downfalls in having this Agreement. The Family Law Act isn't going to give any form of Court approval or acceptance or ratification. Quite a few money agreements have been completely voided or set aside on 'technicalities'.

It isn't enough that an agreement describes the agreement between two parties to a marriage or proposed marriage, and is agreed upon by the parties after having received separate legal counsel. These agreements must firmly comply with current legislative specifications, or else the agreement will probably be non-binding and unenforceable, and the expenditure and the undertaking concerned in the preparation of the agreement will all be for nothing.

It is therefore vital that whoever drafts your binding financial agreement or endorses you of your rights under a proposed binding financial agreement is capable and experienced in Family Law and Binding Financial Agreements.

It's crucial that the Solicitor who drafts your Financial Agreement, will provide you with separate legal counsel on the binding financial agreement, are professional and competent in Family Law and Binding Financial Agreements, and are up to date with the Family Law legislation.

Whilst binding money agreements could be binding, you'll find conditions in which a Court may put aside a monetary agreement. These situations include fraud, unconscionability, or if there has been a material difference in instances and for that reason of the change a party to the agreement will experience trouble if a Court doesn't reserved the agreement.

Whilst you will find parties who are opposed to 'pre nups' and say that such agreements are based on the aspects of love and trust among parties getting into a marriage, the useful aspects of binding financial agreements help to increase a good relationship and reduce the chance of dispute and a law suit in the future.




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