In New Hampshire, prenuptial agreements are powerful legal contracts. They change a couple’s rights and entitlements upon death or divorce, and they are presumed to be valid and enforceable. Prenuptial agreements are often requested before marriage to preserve premarital or generational wealth, protect business interests, protect children of a prior marriage or to provide clarity...
While most people have divorced friends or family members, few fully understand the process or available options to resolve a divorce. Viewing the options as a continuum from most cooperative and cost-efficient to most contentious and expensive, the options include: direct negotiation, mediation with two unrepresented parties, collaborative law, mediation with the assistance of lawyers,...
The collaborative process resolves disputes through a short series of creative, good faith, non-adversarial negotiation sessions. Collaborative attorneys receive significant and ongoing training in a special set of negotiation skills, including the ability to foster positive, respectful, and cooperative communications during collaborative negotiation sessions. The attorneys work with their clients and each other to ensure...