A formal separation agreement or ‘minute of agreement’ is a legally-binding document that sets out what a separating couple has agreed.
Provided it is registered, it carries the same legal weight as a court order (which is where the courts say how a couple should divide their property and assets) and can be enforced in the same way.
This means it can be used by couples who separate but who don’t want to divorce or dissolve their civil partnership.
It can cover a range of areas, for example:
Who pays the mortgage or rent, and household bills
Who continues to live in the family home and/or what happens if it’s sold
What happens to any debts, such as loans or overdrafts
What happens to savings, investments and other financial assets
What happens to any items such as cars or furniture, especially bought jointly
Whether payments are made to support one of you and/or any children; and
Childcare arrangements: who any children live with and parental access
A prenuptial agreement, sometimes known as an ante-nuptial agreement, is simply a contract entered into before a couple marry or enter into a civil partnership. It commonly seeks to “ring-fence” assets, so that they are excluded from the pot of assets on separation or divorce. It can also make specific provision for what one party should receive on separation or divorce.
What are the advantages of having a prenuptial agreement?
secures parties’ positions for the future;
avoids uncertainty, and in turn disputes;
provides reassurance that parties are together for the right reasons, and not simply because one is wealthy.
The position regarding prenuptial agreements is different north and south of the border.
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Na początek chciałbym się przywitać.
Proszę o poradę dotyczącą intercyzy lub separacji w związku.
Otwieram nową firmę, będę potrzebował dość spory kredyt z banku. Nie chcę żeby to co mamy z żoną w jakikolwiek sposób było narażone, na nie daj Boże, jakieś czynności sądowe.
Nie chcę robić nic nielegalnego, ale plany planami a życie życiem. Jak lepiej ustrzec rodzinę przed kłopotami? Robił ktoś z Was intercyzę w Szkocji? A może lepiej zrobić separację w związku?
Jeśli ktoś z Was przerabiał cos z tych rzeczy proszę o radę.
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