No document constructed by humans can perfectly resolve all future conflicts.
However, if you are living together, but are not married, a formal Domestic Partnership Agreement can give a great deal of predictability to the eventual dissolution of the relationship.
There has recently been a major change in the statutes relating to inherited property when there is a divorce. This change relates to assets that are inherited by one spouse during marriage.
While it may seem that your lawyer is asking for a lot of detail, and while it may be inconvenient to provide this detail, it can be very important to provide the details that a lawyer is asking for.
Most retirement assets are in the name of a single person. Examples include true pensions, as well as IRAs, 401(k)s and similar tax sensitive saving mechanisms designed to fund a person’s retirement. Other kinds of assets, such as stock options (whether vested or not) can have similar chara