Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

Prenup Common Law vs Community Property

I am planning on getting married and want to do a prenuptial agreement. We haven�t totally decided where to live but it would be in either Washington or Oregon. With respect to a prenuptial and preserving what assets I have before marriage in the event of divorce, would it be more advantageous to be married and live in Oregon (common law) or Washington (community property). My preference is actually Washington. Would a properly executed prenuptial agreement be just as strong in Washington as in Oregon? Or would the difference be negligible.

Thank you


Asked on 12/23/08, 12:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Steuart IT Forensics, Inc.

Re: Prenup Common Law vs Community Property

You are going to need to get an attorney licensed in WA and OR to assist you with this question. So you should probably indicate the question in a fashion that gets it to come up under WA and OR.

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Answered on 12/24/08, 9:48 pm


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