prenuptial agreement

American  

[pree-nuhp-shuhl uh-gree-muhnt, ‐chuhl] / priˈnʌp ʃəl əˈgri mənt, ‑tʃəl /

Sometimes antenuptial agreement

noun

Law.

1. Also prenup a contract between two people who are about to marry regarding their respective property and support rights upon termination of the marriage by divorce or death, and sometimes regarding property rights during the marriage.

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prenuptial agreement British  

noun

1. a contract made between a man and woman before they marry, agreeing on the distribution of their assets in the event of divorce

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Example Sentences

In addition to the wedding certificate, James signed a prenuptial agreement that Burden’s mother insisted upon.

From Los Angeles Times

Generally, a life estate trumps a prenuptial agreement, and a prenup trumps a will.

From MarketWatch

Regarding your question about which legal document comes out on top: Generally, in the event that there are any contradictions or confusing wording in your mother and stepfather’s estate plan, a life estate trumps a prenuptial agreement, and a prenup, which is signed by both parties, trumps a will.

From MarketWatch

A prenuptial agreement, on the other hand, is a binding contract between your mom and stepfather that outlines their property rights and financial arrangements.It often devotes as much time to waiving inheritance rights and default spousal elective-share laws as it does to covering assets that will be inherited in the event they divorce or one predeceases the other.

From MarketWatch

A will cannot override a life estate, a prenuptial agreement or named beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch