PRENUPTIAL and POSTNUPTIAL AGREEMENTS Virtual and 999 N. Northlake Way, Sea
PRENUPTIAL and POSTNUPTIAL AGREEMENTS Virtual and 999 N. Northlake Way, Sea
After 20 years divorcing couples, Attorney Stefani Quane, the "Lawlady," now focuses the majority of her Seattle law practice on couple's contracts: prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements and community property agreements.
In additional, she acts as a mediator and provides behind the scenes divorce consultations, strategy and advice.
The trend is more couples are entering prenuptial agreements before marriage. The rise in popularity for prenuptial agreements is because people realize the are better served with a customized financial contract for their marriage, than the standard rules and laws that apply by Washington law if they don't have a prenup. With a prenup you can customize the finances of the family to your unique situation. You don't have to have 100% of your marital earned income be considered community property for example. You can determine what spousal support package makes sense given your own approach to finances.
Attorney Quane worked hard to bring collaborative divorce practice to Washington in the early 2000s because she was committed to helping couples divorce amicably without court intervention. "After years of divorce, I realized the best way to help married people have a good divorce is to start the marriage with a good prenuptial agreement." This started her down the path to creating a law practice devoted to prenups, postnups, and other contracts between a couple.
The prenuptial agreement process can be challenging, however, it also brings couple's closer as they address important financial issues ahead of marriage, laying the foundation to a healthy and financially viable marriage. In creating a prenup, the parties plan a fair exit strategy in case divorce happens. This upfront clarity helps couples addressed hidden money expectations so fewer money problems develop over time while married. Money is a leading cause of divorce and a prenuptial agreement, plus postnuptial marriage agreements, can help married people resolve money conflicts early to reduce growing bitterness and resentment over time.
Lawlady.com's Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreement legal work includes:
Flat Fee Prenuptial Agreement Packages
Hourly Consults as the Responding Party's Attorney
Education about the Law. For all clients entering a prenuptial agreement (and postnuptial agreements), it is vital that you be informed about Washington family law so you can make an informed decision to enter such an agreement. We will go over how the law will treat your finances during marriage, so you can determine if you wish to opt out of Washington law and into a prenup or Postnup.
Determine the Best Prenup (or Postnup) Terms for You and Your Spouse.
Clients are advised as to the best negotiation strategies to optimize chances of enter a good prenup that is fair and works for your long term needs. Our work together starts with a thorough intake process that identifies items you may want to include in your prenuptial agreement. Then if Ms. Quane is the draft attorney, she creates a draft prenuptial agreement with terms specific to your needs and as a reviewing attorney assists you ask for the terms you want and need.
Interactive Process.
There are many ways to work together. Some clients choose to only work remotely using google drive or proton drive or will exchange drafts via email and tracked changes.
Some clients will have 4-way negotiation sessions with two lawyers and two clients to reach final deals. Other couples reach the terms for their prenup / Postnup directly with each other after consulting with legal counsel and being educated on the law.
We are striving to assist you find the sweet spot where both parties are satisfied with the terms and then those terms are reduced to writing in easier to read, modern language. We strive not to use antiquated, difficult to digest formal legalese where possible.
Positive Interactions.
We make sure that when negotiating prenuptial agreements to be respectful and treat all parties with kindness. We don't ever want to be the lawfirm that blows up the wedding because our efforts at negotation are too aggressive. And, having said that, we are fierce about helping our clients understand what is at stake and finding the confidence and language to advocate for their needs and positions.
Prenups and Postnups are Worth the Investment.
Many people enter marriage with no understanding of how Washington community property laws will govern their finances lives. The process can impact your financial future significantly. In fact, besides buying a home, this contract may be the most financial relevant and important contract of your life.
During the prenuptial process, you could smoke out a con-artist lover. A good prenup can lock the parties into a conflict resolution protocol that will curtail irrational early litigation by angry spouses savings you thousands of future dollars of litigation costs.
If you spend $25,000 on a wedding, you should consider spending several thousand dollars to protect perhaps millions of dollars over a marital life time.
Lawlady Prenups are Solid.
We work hard to stay current on the latest law about prenuptial agreements, so you get the maximum level of security with our prenuptial agreements. So far, we have not had any of our prenuptial agreement challenged.
DIVORCE AND LEGAL SEPARATION CONSULTS AND MEDIATION
LAWLADY.com and Attorney Stefani Quane are currently limiting our new divorce and legal separation to consultations and mediation only. We assist you understand the process and select your future legal counsel. We provide consultation to assist you make the best choices about the types of solutions that will work for you given the specifics of your situation. We are able to make referrals to other attorneys who are best suited for your needs such as likely litigation, mediation or self-help do-it-yourself legal services.
Holistic law is about seeing legal issues in terms of the larger perspective and drawing from many modalities and trainings for interventions, not just focusing on the legal aspect of a case. Family law issues are personal and private. Conflicts may be the result of multi-generational dysfunction, and clashes in family cultures. People in conflict may have other issues such as mental health problems or financial difficulties. When lawyers approach client services with a view that the client is a whole person and this one issue is a reflection of larger family patterns, we can get to deeper healing, the origin of the issue, and better outcomes.
Just as holistic doctors treat the whole person and not just a symptom, holistic attorneys strive to get to root causes of conflict and offer lasting solutions that move the people involved to a happier plateau. Holistic attorneys strive to keep family relationships intact even through divorce so that there is a future available for shared graduations, holidays, and baby showers with both parents present.
A holistic method of drafting prenuptial agreements includes advising couples to create a financial mission statement and including "conscious contracting" language in agreements identifying the couple's core values and plans for living within the shared agreement.
Our client cases are staffed up or down depending on your needs. We can add a variety of independent and in-house professionals to your case. Some of us have been working together 20 years now. These extra divorce professionals might include:
Our professionals work as a team and provide just the right level of service you need.
Legal Separation and Divorce are legal processes involving your legal status, your money, your future financial situation, your living arrangements, parenting, child support, spousal support, immigration issues, and the condition you will be in when you step into your new phase of life.
These are also an emotional journey, a psychological transition, and a spiritual break. We at LAWLADY.com see your experience as a sacred transaction. We honor this important life passage with small rituals together when it's appropriate and that fit your belief system and preferences. We are experienced guides during your break-up and are a sensitive human witness during your rite of passage.
For prenuptial agreement, we like to incorporate sweet touches, so that your business process of drafting a prenup still has the feeling of love, romance and heart connection.