A marriage contract is a contract signed before or after a marriage that provides a set of private and tailored rules for the division of the couple`s property if they separate and separate or die. In fact, a marriage contract can overlap with a will in many of its functions. A cohabitation agreement is essentially the same as a marriage contract, but it is for people who want to live together - or live together - who want to establish rules to settle all the separations they can experience. A cohabitation contract is automatically converted into a compulsory marriage contract when the couple marries. Marriage contracts and cohabitations can also establish certain rules and rules for the couple`s management of daily marriage, not just for separation. Canadian law also recognizes unions for same-sex couples or others who wish to live together or live together. While there are restrictions in many areas, marital agreements can also cover custody issues for spouses and children. Spouses may agree not to challenge estate planning documents prepared by the other spouse and to waive certain legal rights after the death of a spouse. They may also agree to file joint or individual tax returns during the marriage. In California, a couple may waive their property-sharing (co-ownership) rights through a prior contract.

[54] The agreement may limit sp assistance (although a court may set it aside in the event of a divorce if it considers the restriction to be unacceptable). The agreement can be used as a contract to make a will that requires one spouse to take care of the other in the event of death. It may also restrict inheritance law in the event of death, such as the right to inheritance allowance, the right to execution, the right to take as a predetermined heir, etc. [34] In California, registered national partners may also enter into a prenup. Post-marriage agreements are treated very differently in California law. Spouses have a fiduciary duty to each other, so pre-marital agreements fall into a particular category of agreements. There is a presumption that the post-parental agreement was obtained by undue influence when a party gains an advantage. Disclosure cannot be abandoned as part of a post-marriage agreement. [Citation required] In most Arab and Islamic countries, there is a marriage contract traditionally known as aqd qeran, aqd nikkah or aqd zawaj, which has long been established as an integral part of an Islamic marriage and is signed at the wedding.

In Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon, this treaty is widely known as Katb el-Kitab. The treaty is similar to Ketubah in Judaism and describes the rights and duties of the groom and bride or other parties involved in the marital proceedings. However, this is something other than a marital agreement, as it does not specify how assets should be split or inherited in the event of a divorce or the death of a spouse. [59] Goa is the only Indian state in which a marriage is legally applicable, since it complies with the Portuguese Civil Code of 1867. At the time of marriage, a marital agreement indicating the ownership regime may be signed between the two parties. If a non-spouse has not been signed, the marital property is simply divided equally between the man and the woman. [9] [10] These conditions are set out in Article 1466 of Thailand`s Trade and Civil Code.