What is a marital agreement?
Some couples come to mediation in search of what to do about their marital difficulties. Besides divorce and legal separation, some consider making a marital agreement (made after the marriage, in contrast to a pre-nuptial agreement which is made before). It is made in anticipation of continued marriage, not divorce, and can address very specific matters, or very broad issues. Many of the marital agreements I have seen are financial, about allocation of incomes, or defining “his, hers, and ours.” Some have been about difficulties with gambling, alcohol, drugs. Others want to negotiate terms for living apart, to “get some space” and perhaps work on their relationship.
