楼主是在avvo.com上面直接搜prenuptial agreement然后随便找了几个评价还好的本市的女律师。然后一个个写邮件,打电话,约时间。有些回得快,有些回的慢。有个人很快就回了。然后约我电话谈,电话里给了些泛泛的,网上都能查到的建议。但楼主最后还是选了她。一来因为她回的快,听说好多律师都很不available.二来她算是比较helpful的,有的律师直接说,我不能给你我的hourly rate, because I don't talk about fees over the phone. And I cannot provide any advice over the phone either. 楼主就很恼怒,觉得you probably don't want my business either.三来楼主比较偏向年纪轻,小公司的律师,因为我觉得大公司的律师一来贵,二来不当你一回事,三来还不一定好。
然后我就提出了我自己的想法,我的述求是:
1. 婚内财产对半分。
2. 我不要求赡养费,但要求在每个孩子出生前,男友set up an educational trust for $x/each child
后来我就决定用她了。付了钱之后,我们就把具体的条款写下来了。
这里我也就不遮遮掩掩,直接贴上来了。
1. Partnership – 10% of the value of his partnership interest accumulated during the time of the marriage. 男友的公司是合伙人性质的,所以是有partnership interest/equity.这个本来我是要求50%的,因为我觉得这也是婚内财产啊。但是我律师强烈反对。她说,大多数人一点都不愿意给的,法官最多给10%,大多数情况是不给的,因为这算是个人努力成果的。你男友愿意给10%已经是很慷慨了。所以我就要求了10%。我跟我男友商量的时候是说,我是要50%的,这次便宜你了。你看如果以后我也成了合伙人,你也能拿我的10%啊:)
2.Residence – equal division of marital assets, whether or not you have children. Which shall include the primary residence acquired after marriage and other property in joint title.
If there are children of the marriage, the residential parent shall reside in the primary marital residence until the youngest child turns 21. He shall be responsible for the taxes, mortgage and carrying costs. Marital residence can be sold after the youngest child reaches age 21 and the proceeds split evenly.这个我本身的想法是我看过很多单亲家庭的孩子说小时候最讨厌的就是135妈妈家,246爸爸家,老是搬家。没有自己的家。我是想万一离婚,应该家长搬来搬去,而不是小孩搬。我律师说,如果你再婚你就不是这个想法了。我律师是再婚的。我没好意思说,如果我离婚了,小孩上大学之前我肯定不再婚。后来没好意思说。但是她说的也是事实。家长搬来搬去的确不很现实。这个语言是写给我做参考的。意思不是最后卖房款一人一半。而是卖房款,除去两人婚前的积蓄,共同财产出的和升值部分一人一半。后来这个我男友没同意。后面会说到。
3. Income – Year end bonus/partnership distribution shall be kept in a joint bank account and considered a marital asset to be divided evenly.我个人觉得这个要求很合理。我律师说很多人这个是放私人账户的,就是谁的 bonus贵谁。
4. Alimony
1 year ---- $5,000 per month for 6mos
2 years $ 5,000 per month for 1 yrs
3 years $ 5,000 per month for 2 years
5 --- $ 5,000 per month for 3 years
7 ---- $ 5,000 per month for 4 years
10 ---- $ 5,000 per month for 5 years
5. Co – sign a lease for her. If no kids for the time period in which he is paying alimony
And pay 100% moving costs to a new residence if any. 这个我觉得太琐碎的。不过我律师貌似认为我男友会在结婚1年内把我踢出门。所以坚持要这条。
6.Life insurance with her as the beneficiary.
Will Provision 这个基本上就是说他必须搞个人寿保险,我收益的部分应该大于等于,赡养费和孩子的抚养费的总和。这样万一他在婚姻内或是离婚后过世,我能保证收到该收到的钱。
7.Educational Trust - shall be funded upon the birth of the first child and contributions continue with the birth of subsequent children- no less than $x.
这条其实是我比较关心的。因为基本上美国离婚,父母不是一定需要出学费的。所以我跟我律师说1,4,如果男友愿意做到7的话。