We draft and review agreements that protect assets and clarify expectations, and we litigate enforcement or challenges when disputes arise, across Northern Virginia.
Sources: Code of Virginia § 20-147 et seq. (Premarital Agreement Act).
Virginia enforces prenuptial and postnuptial agreements under the Premarital Agreement Act, but only when they are done correctly: in writing, properly executed, with fair disclosure and no coercion. A carefully drafted agreement protects both spouses. A sloppy one can be thrown out exactly when it matters most.
A prenuptial or postnuptial agreement is not a sign that a marriage is doomed. It is a tool for clarity, defining how assets, debts, and expectations are handled, so that if difficulties ever arise, the rules are already clear and the conflict is smaller.
Virginia enforces these agreements under the Premarital Agreement Act, but enforcement depends on doing them right: a written agreement, proper execution, fair financial disclosure, and no coercion. Agreements that cut corners are the ones challenged and overturned.
We draft and review prenuptial and postnuptial agreements that are clear, fair, and built to hold up, and when an agreement is disputed, we litigate to enforce it or to challenge one that was not properly made.
Schedule a ConsultationDrafted to protect you, reviewed before you sign, litigated when disputed.
Clear terms set before marriage that protect both spouses.
Agreements made during a marriage to clarify finances.
A careful read before you sign anything.
Safeguarding businesses, property, and inheritances.
Litigating to uphold a valid agreement.
Contesting an agreement that was not properly made.
Written, executed, and disclosed correctly so courts enforce it.
We tell you what an agreement really means for you.
Businesses, property, and inheritances kept clear and safe.
We enforce valid agreements and challenge defective ones.
Tell us what is happening. We listen, explain your rights and options, and help you understand the road ahead.
We gather the facts and finances, identify your priorities, and map a clear plan tailored to your family and your goals.
We resolve what we can at the table and stand ready to fight in court when that is what protects you and your children.
We secure an enforceable outcome and stand by to enforce or modify it as life moves forward.
“There is a myth that a prenup means you expect the marriage to fail. In reality, a good agreement is like any other plan: you hope you never need it, and you are grateful for it if you do. The catch is that Virginia only enforces these agreements when they are done correctly, in writing, with honest financial disclosure and no pressure. I have watched agreements get tossed out because someone was handed papers to sign the night before the wedding. My job is to draft agreements that hold up, and to review the ones you are asked to sign before you commit to anything.”
A well-made agreement brings clarity, not conflict, and it has to be done right to hold up. We draft, review, and defend them. Serving Northern Virginia.