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Back agreement, which involve laying bare all ones finances sometimes save a couple from a terrible marriage. "It sheds light on issues which could later widen and result in divorce said a lawyer. But there is still hope "Many people sign an agreement, put it in a drawer and never look at it again, "the lawyer added. up if a
Premarital Agreements A future husband wanted to be sure that if his marriage didn’t work out, he could keep his treasured ice-cream collection safely stored away in a freezer. A woman insisted on verifying who would walk the dog. One man wanted the right to get a divorce if his bride-to-be gained more than 15 pounds once she became his wife. These are some of the crazier clauses of prenuptial agreements. But make no mistake about it, what most of them are about is money—and how financial assets will be divided up if a Back couple divorces. And divorce with its accompanying money problems is common in the United States. Prenuptial agreements—or “prenups”— are designed to address these problems as they arise. Prenups are negotiated by lawyers for the prospective spouses, and signed before a minister binds them in marriage. They have been gaining in acceptance in the United States since the early 1980s, when more states began passing laws that affected the division of financial assets in a divorce. The laws are based either on “community property” (split evenly) or on “reasonable distribution” (whatever a judge thinks is “fair”). The prenups of the famous make the headlines: lawyers for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis contested the prenuptial agreement between her and Aristotle Onassis after his death, reportedly winning $26 million in an out-ofcourt settlement. But prenuptial agreements are also for the lesser known, although wealthy folks. “It’s because divorce has such great economic consequences, and successive marriages have become so common,” said a family law lawyer. A typical candidate for a prenuptial agreement is a man who has accumulated considerable wealth, (and) has already been stung once, and wants to reduce his exposure to future problems. “They want to make their own arrangements, rather than let a court decide,” said the president of the New York chapter of the American Academy of Marriage Lawyers. Protecting children from a previous marriage is a strong reason for prenuptial contracts. “Someone may have an estate of $1 billion and he may not want a second spouse to get a payment of half a billion. He may want more for his children,” said a lawyer. The effort to shield assets to be passed on to children and grandchildren is making prenups more common among retired people in their 60s and 70s who are remarrying after a spouse has died. Another situation that calls for premarital agreements occurs when a potential spouse has, or is in line for, great inherited wealth or a family business, especially if the future partner has little or nothing at all. But even when both parties have signed such an agreement, it can be impossible to enforce it in court if proper guidelines have not been followed. A lawyer is required to write the document, for mistakes in language—even a misplaced preposition—can be disastrous. But never, ever, warn marriage law consultants, should you use the same lawyer as your future spouse does. Another problem is a prenuptial agreement signed under pressure. To avoid this, some lawyers will not draw up an agreement once a wedding date has been set. “I figure there’s a sword hanging over their head, and that’s pressure,” they said. Such lawyers counsel their clients never to send out wedding invitations until both signatures are on an agreement. But not everyone takes this advice. A classic example is cited by lawyers: “An agreement is stuck under somebody’s nose on the day of the wedding—and it’s usually a ‘she’—and she signs, but doesn’t even read it.” Another lawyer recalled one awkward episode where the two sides were still editing the contract, arguing over what to keep and delete, as 150 wedding guests were arriving for the wedding. When an agreement could not be forged, the wedding was canceled. A dispute can also break out over prenuptial agreements if a couple decides to divorce while living abroad, or when they have different passports. A lawyer in a London law firm that often handles divorces for BritishAmerican couples noted that in Britain, prenuptial agreements were “just about ignored” by the courts because English law says that circumstances of a marriage aren’t static, and therefore a judge should decide how financial assets will be divided. That can lead to “court-shopping”, since what matters is the law of the country where the couple is getting divorced. He gave the following example: “A wealthy Mr. Ed Smith gets married to Mrs. Smith, and they enter into a New York prenuptial contract. They live in England, and then decide to get divorced. English lawyers will say to Mrs. Smith, ‘No, that contract is not valid,’ while Mr. Smith will want it to be an American case. The issue of where it will be held can greatly multiply the amount of time required to reach a settlement.” Romantic love has no bearing on this process, say these lawyers, who consider prenups to be business agreements. Their justification: some 50 percent of all marriages in the United States end up on the trash heap. Moreover, the discussions for a prenuptial agreement, which involve laying bare all one’s finances, sometimes save a couple from a terrible marriage. “It sheds light on issues which could later widen and result in divorce,” said a lawyer. But there is still hope. “Many people sign an agreement, put it in a drawer and never look at it again,” the lawyer added
Back Text analysis: Main dea and Devices for developing it Main idea of the text The author gives the reader a detailed exposition of what prenups are, who needs prenups, what points to be taken care of before signing prenups, and how people evaluate prenups Devices for developing it? 总分法 举例法
.Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It Back The author gives the reader a detailed exposition of what prenups are, who needs prenups, what points to be taken care of before signing prenups, and how people evaluate prenups. Main idea of the text ? Devices for developing it? 总分法 举例法
General-specific exposition(总分法) Back d General who want prenups? Statement图 (Paras.5-8) Detail 1: Those who will be involved in great Detail2: those who have accumulated Detail 3 Those who want to shield assets to Detail 4: Those who have. or are in line for great inherited wealth or family businesses, especially if the future partners have little or nothing at all. (Para. 8) For more
General Back -specific exposition (总分法 ) Who want prenups? (Paras. 5 - 8) General Statement Detail 1: Those who will be involved in great economic consequences in a divorce and those who want to remarry. (Para. 5) Detail 2: Those who have accumulated considerable wealth, have already been stung once, and want to reduce their exposure to future problems. (Para. 6) Detail 3: Those who want to shield assets to be passed on to children and grandchildren and plan to remarry after a spouse has died. (Para. 7) Detail 4: Those who have, or are in line for, great inherited wealth or family businesses, especially if the future partners have little or nothing at all. (Para. 8) For more
General-specific exposition(总分法) Back a general b What points to be taken care of s Statements before signing prenups ps (Paras. 9-14 Detail 1: Proper guidelines are necessary; a Detail 2: Do not sign a prenup under pressure. Detail 3: Watch out that a dispute of carrying out Detail 4: Have a correct understanding of the nature of prenups: they are business agreements. (Para. 14) For more y
General Back -specific exposition (总分法 ) What points to be taken care of before signing prenups?(Paras. 9-14) Detail 1: Proper guidelines are necessary; a lawyer is required to write the document; and do not use the same lawyer as your future spouse does. (Para. 9) Detail 2: Do not sign a prenup under pressure. (Para. 10) Detail 3: Watch out that a dispute of carrying out prenups could happen if a couple decides to divorce while living abroad with different passports. (Para. 12) Detail 4: Have a correct understanding of the nature of prenups: they are business agreements. (Para. 14) For more General Statement
Back General-specific exposition(总分法 G enera Evaluations of prenups s Statementa (Paras 15-16 Detail 1: Prenups sometimes may help save a couple from a terrible marriage. (Para. 15) Detail 2: Prenups sometimes prove to be of no use to some happy marriages.(Para. 16) 返回
Back General-specific exposition (总分法) 返回 Evaluations of prenups (Paras. 15 - 16) Detail 1: Prenups sometimes may help save a couple from a terrible marriage. (Para. 15) Detail 2: Prenups sometimes prove to be of no use to some happy marriages. (Para. 16) General Statement
(举例法 Back Exemplification Concrete examples help explain a general statement and clarify a point of view. They can add interest and persuasiveness to an article. Now refer to the examples in the following paragraphs to see how the writer achieves the effects Paras. 1, 4, 11, 13 For detai
Back Concrete examples help explain a general statement and clarify a point of view. They can add interest and persuasiveness to an article. Now refer to the examples in the following paragraphs to see how the writer achieves the effects: Exemplification (举例法) Paras. 1, 4, 11, 13 For details
Exemplification(举例法) Back To catch the reader's interest the author begins his article by citing three examples as the craziest clauses of prenups. (Para. 1) Example 1: A future husband wanted to be Example 2: A woman insisted on verifying Example 3: One man wanted the right to get a divorce if his bride-to-be gained more than 15 pounds once she became his wife For more y
Exemplification (举例法 Back ) To catch the reader’s interest, the author begins his article by citing three examples as the craziest clauses of prenups. (Para. 1) Example 1: A future husband wanted to be sure that if his marriage didn’t work out, he could keep his treasured ice-cream collection safely stored away in a freezer. Example 2: A woman insisted on verifying who would walk the dog. Example 3: One man wanted the right to get a divorce if his bride-to-be gained more than 15 pounds once she became his wife. For more
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Exemplification (举例法) Back Most prenups are about how financial assets will be divided up if a couple divorces. (Para. 2) Example: The prenups of the famous make the headlines: lawyers for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis contested the prenuptial agreement between her and Aristotle Onassis after his death, reportedly winning $26 million in an out-of-court settlement. (Para. 4) For more General Statement
