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- 1 - PR EM ARIT A L A G REEM EN T REA D BEFO RE SIG NIN G : IM PO RTA NT N O TIC E: EA CH PA RTY TO TH IS AG REEM EN T A G REES T H AT T H EY H AVE H AD A N O PPO RTU NIT Y T O C O NSU LT WIT H A N A TTO RNEY O F T H EIR C H OIC E L IC EN SE D T O P R ACTIC E L A W IN TH EIR S T A TE O F R ESID EN CE (N O T T H E S A M E A TTO RNEY ) A ND T H AT H AVE FU LLY R EA D , U NDER ST A ND A ND A G REE T O T H E T ER M S O F T H IS A G REEM EN T. EA CH P A RTY F U RTH ER A G REES T H AT T H EY A RE N O T A CTIN G U NDER D URESS OR UN DUE IN FL U EN CE IN EX EC UTIN G TH IS AG REEM EN T AND TH AT EX EC UTIO N O F S A M E I S D O NE F R EELY A ND V O LU NTA RIL Y . TH IS A GREEM EN T, m ad e t h is _ ___ d ay o f _ _______________, 2 0____, b etw een _ _ _____ _______________ _____ (N am e), of ______________________________ (A ddre ss), __ _____ ______ (S ta te ) (" fir s t party or W if e "), an d _____________________ (N am e), of __ _____ _______________ ______ (A ddre ss), _____________ (S ta te ) (" se co nd party or Hu sb an d "),W I T N E S S E T H W HER EA S, H usb an d ( c h eck a ll t h at a p ply ): h as p re v io usly b een m arrie d ;has a c h ild o r c h ild re n ;has n ot b een m arrie d ; a n d W if e ( c h eck a ll t h at a p ply ): h as p re v io usly b een m arrie d ;has a c h ild o r c h ild re n ;has n ot b een m arrie d . T he p artie s d esir e t o e n te r i n to t h is a g re em en t p rio r t o t h eir c o nte m pla te d m arria g e. W HER EA S, t h e p artie s h ere to h av e a ccu m ula te d s e p ara te e sta te s; a n dW HER EA S, th e partie s are ab out to co ntr a ct m arria g e an d ex ecu te th is ag re em en t in conte m pla tio n o f m arria g e to b e e ffe ctiv e u pon th eir m arria g e in a cco rd an ce w ith th e la w s o f th e Sta te o f W est V ir g in ia , in clu din g a n y U nif o rm P re m arita l A gre em en t A ct, o r o th er a p plic ab le la w s, ad opte d b y t h e S ta te o f W est V ir g in ia ; a n dW HER EA S, th e p artie s d esir e to en te r in to an ag re em en t re g ard in g certa in p ro pertie s, re sp onsib ilitie s, d utie s a n d o blig atio ns in clu din g b ut n ot lim ite d to a n y in te re st, p re se n t o r fu tu re , - 2 - le g al o r e q uita b le , v este d o r c o ntin gen t, i n r e al o r p ers o nal p ro perty , i n clu din g i n co m e a n d e arn in gs; an dW HER EA S, th e p artie s h av e fu rn is h ed e ach o th er w ith a fin an cia l sta te m en t w hic h e ach party a ck now le d ges is a fu ll a n d c o m ple te d is c lo su re o f s u bsta n tia lly a ll o f th e re al a n d p ers o nal pr o perty n ow o w ned b y h im o r h er a n d a g re e th at th e v alu es a re a n e stim ate b y h im o r h er o f th e ap pro xim ate p re se n t v alu e o f th e p ro perty . A ll p ro perty lis te d is n ow a n d sh all c o ntin ue to b e se p ara te p ro pertie s o f th e re sp ectiv e p artie s. O rig in als o r c o pie s o f sa id fin an cia l sta te m en ts a re atta ch ed h ere to a s E xhib its " A " a n d " B "; a n d W HER EA S, th e partie s desir e to ex pre ss in w ritin g th eir ag re em en t th at, ex cep t as he re in afte r sp ecif ic ally p ro vid ed , th eir m arria g e sh all n ot in a n y w ay c h an ge th eir rig hts , o r th e rig hts o f t h eir h eir s ( e x clu siv e o f t h e p artie s) o r o f t h eir d ev is e es o r l e g ate es, i n t h e r e al a n d p ers o nal pr o perty o w ned o r h ere afte r a cq uir e d b y e ach o f t h e p artie s a n d t h at s a id r ig hts s h all b e g overn ed b y th e t e rm s o f t h is a g re em en t; a n dN OW , T H ER EFO RE, in co nsid era tio n o f th e p artie s an d o f th eir m utu al p ro m is e s an d ag re em en ts , t h ey a g re e o ne w ith t h e o th er a s f o llo w s:(1 ) Each o f th e p artie s s h all h av e f u ll c o ntr o l o f h is o r h er o w n s e p ara te p ro perty , r e al, pe rs o nal a n d m ix ed , w here v er th e p ro perty is lo cate d . E ach o f th e p artie s s h all h av e a n d h ere b y is giv en th e r ig ht to le ase , s e ll, c o nvey , m ortg ag e o r o th erw is e d is p ose o f th eir s e p ara te p ro perty a n d receiv e a ll m onie s, re n ts , is su es, in co m e a n d p ro fits th ere o f w ith out a n y re str ic tio ns w hate v er a n d with out in te rfe re n ce fro m th e o th er p arty . Each o f th e p artie s sh all p ay h is o r h er o w n d eb ts wh en ev er c o ntr a cte d a n d i n n o c ase s h all e ith er p arty b e h eld l ia b le f o r t h e d eb ts o f t h e o th er p artie s in a n y w ay . ( 2 ) Excep t as oth erw is e ex pre ssly pro vid ed , each of th e partie s here b y w aiv es, re lin quis h es, c o nvey s, q uitc la im s, b ars , d is c h arg es, su rre n ders a n d re le ase s, a n d h ere b y a g re es to waiv e, re lin quis h , c o nvey , q uitc la im , b ar, d is c h arg e, s u rre n der a n d re le ase , to th e o th er a ll o f th e fo llo w in g: (a ) Any a n d a ll o f h is o r h er r ig ht, t itle a n d i n te re st o f e v ery k in d a n d d esc rip tio n, w hic h he o r s h e m ay h av e, a cq uir e , e n jo y o r b e s e iz ed b y re aso n o f, o r o n o r a fte r, th eir m arria g e, a s th e wif e , h usb an d, w id ow o r w id ow er o f th e o th er p arty , in th e se p ara te p ro perty o f th e o th er p arty , wh eth er r e al, p ers o nal a n d m ix ed a n d w here v er l o cate d ; a n d(b ) Any a n d a ll r ig hts to a n y p ro perty o f th e o th er p arty title d in th at o th er p artie s s o le na m e, w heth er b efo re o r a fte r t h e m arria g e; a n d(c ) Any a n d a ll p ro perty a cq uir e d b y t h e o th er p arty b y i n herita n ce o r o th er m ean s; a n d(d ) Any a n d a ll rig hts , if a n y, to a ll o r a p ortio n o f th e p ro perty o f th e o th er p arty wh eth er b y w ay o f d ow er, c o urte sy , h om este ad , w id ow 's a llo w an ce, s ta tu to ry s h are o r p ro vis io n, de sc en t, c o m munity p ro perty i n herit a n ce, s u ccessio n o r o th erw is e ; - 3 - (e ) His o r h er r ig ht, i f a n y, g ra n te d t o o r v este d i n h im o r h er, b y s ta tu te o r o th erw is e , t o ren ounce, o r to e le c t to ta k e a g ain st, th e p ro vis io ns o f th e o th er p arty 's w ill o r a n y c o dic il th ere to ; an d (f) His o r h er r ig ht, if a n y, g ra n te d to o r v este d in h im o r h er b y s ta tu te o r o th erw is e to act a s e x ecu to r o r a d m in is tr a to r o f t h e o th er p arty 's e sta te . E xcep t a s o th erw is e e x pre ss ly p ro vid ed , i t i s t h e i n te n t o f t h e p artie s t h at t h is p ara g ra p h s h all be c o nstr u ed s o th at e ach p arty m ay d eal w ith h is o r h er p ro perty a n d a n y tr u st in w hic h h e o r s h e ma y h av e a n in te re st a s if th eir m arria g e h ad n ot ta k en p la ce, a n d o n th e d eath o f e ith er p arty h is o r he r e sta te a n d a n y tr u st in w hic h h e o r s h e m ay h av e a n in te re st w ill b e a d m in is te re d , d esc en d a n d be d is tr ib ute d in e x actly th e s a m e w ay a n d to th e s a m e h eir s , n ex t o f k in , d ev is e es o r le g ate es a s if th e o th er p arty h ad p re d ecease d th e p arty s o d yin g. N oth in g c o nta in ed in th is p ara g ra p h o r in th is ag re em en t, h ow ev er, is in te n ded to p re clu de e ith er p arty f ro m v olu nta rily m ak in g p ro vis io n f o r, o r gr a n tin g p ow ers o r rig hts to , th e o th er p arty in a n d b y th e fo rm ers la st w ill, a c o dic il th ere to o r oth erw is e .(3 ) (c h eck O ne) T he p artie s h av e e a ch e x ecu te d a L ast W ill a n d T esta m en t, c o pie s o f w hic h are a tta ch ed h ere to a s E xhib its a n d . T he p artie s a g re e th at th ese W ills a re in c o nfo rm ity w ith th e p ro vis io ns o f th is a g re em en t a n d a s c o nsid era tio n f o r th is ag re em en t, e ac h p arty d oes h ere b y w aiv e a n y a n d a ll o bje ctio n to th e te rm s o f th e sa id L ast W ill a n d T esta m en t o f th e o th er a n d e ach p arty a g re es n ot to c o nte st o r re n ounce th e te rm s of th ere o f. Lik ew is e , each party ag re es not to co nte st or re n ounce a n y f u tu re W ills o r C odic ils , w hic h a re i n c o n fo rm ity w ith t h e t e rm s o f t h is ag re em en t. I n itia ls i f S ele cte d : _ ______ _ ______ _ O R The p artie s s h all n ot c h an ge t h eir e x is tin g W ill, i f a n y, o r m ak e a n ew W ill a t th is tim e, b ut a n y n ew W ill e x ecu te d s h all b e in c o nfo rm an ce w ith th e p ro vis io ns o f th is a g re em en t. I n itia ls i f S ele cte d : _ ______ _ ________ (4 ) The fa ct th at e ith er p arty (w ith out b ein g o blig ate d to d o so ) m ay g iv e, d ev is e o r be q ueath to th e o th er p arty p ro perty o r a n in te re st th ere in , o r o th erw is e c o nfe r r ig hts o r p ow ers o n the o th er p arty , in tr u st o r b y g if t o r w ill, s h all n ot b e c o nstr u ed a s a w aiv er o f a n y p ro vis io n h ere o f or a s e v id en ce th at th ere is o r w as a n a g re em en t o r u nders ta n d in g b etw een th e p artie s o th er th an a s sp ecif ic all y e x pre sse d h ere in .(5 ) Each p arty a g re es, o n b eh alf o f h im se lf o r h ers e lf a n d o f h is o r h er h eir s , e x ecu to rs , ad m in is tr a to rs a n d a ssig ns, th at h e, s h e o r th ey , a t th e r e q uest o f th e o th er p arty o r th e la tte r's h eir s , ex ecu to rs , a d m in is tr a to rs a n d a ssig n s ( b ut a t t h e c o st o f t h e o th er p arty o r h is o r h er h eir s , e x ecu to rs , ad m in is tr a to rs , a n d a ssig ns), w ill m ak e, d o, e x ecu te , a ck now le d ge a n d d eliv er a n y a n d a ll su ch fu rth er o r o th er a cts , d eed s a n d i n str u m en ts a s s h all b e a p pro pria te , n ecessa ry o r d esir a b le t o c arry i n effe ct th e in te n t, p urp ose a n d p ro v is io ns o f th is a g re em en t w ith out q uestio n o r d ela y , e x cep t th at - 4 - neith er p arty sh all b e o blig ed to sig n a n y m ortg ag e, n ote , b ond o r o th er in str u m en t w hic h m ay su bje ct h im o r h er, o r h is o r h er e sta te a n d p ro perty , t o p ers o nal l ia b ility .(6 ) In se llin g, a ssig nin g , g ra n tin g, re le asin g, c o nvey in g o r o th erw is e d ealin g w ith th e pro perty o f e ith er p arty , th e p arty w hose p ro perty is b ein g so d ealt w ith sh all b e a n d h ere b y is co nstitu te d th e o th er p arty 's a tto rn ey -in -fa ct a n d a s s u ch s h all h av e f u ll p ow er in th e n am e o f s u ch oth er p arty o r in th e jo in t n am es o f b oth p artie s to jo in in th e c o nte m pla te d tr a n sa ctio n a n d e x ecu te do cu m en ts to e ffe ct it o n b eh alf o f su ch o th er p arty , in dep en den tly a n d w ith out th e c o nse n t o r pr iv ity o f s u ch o th er p arty , t o t h e s a m e e x te n t a n d a s f u lly a s i f t h eir m arria g e h ad n ot t a k en p la ce.(7 ) Durin g th e c o urs e o f th e m arria g e, a ll p ro perty a cq uir e d b y e ach p arty in th eir o w n nam e s h all b e d eem ed to b e p art o f th eir s e p ara te e sta te a n d b y th e te rm s h ere o f, e ach p arty h ere b y waiv es a n d r e lin quis h es a ll c la im t o t h e s e p ara te e sta te o f t h e o th er. L ik ew is e , a ll p ro perty a cq uir e d durin g t h e m arria g e i n t h e j o in t n am e o f b oth p artie s s h all b e d eem ed t o b e p art o f t h eir j o in t e sta te s an d th ere b y e v id en ce th eir in te n t to g ra n t th e p ow ers a n d rig hts to th e p artie s a s to sa id jo in tly ow ned p ro perty a s i s p ro vid ed t o s p o use s b y o pera tio n o f l a w .(8 ) The p artie s a g re e th at e ach p arty s h all p ro vid e fo r th e p ay m en t o f th eir in div id ual he alth ca re , co nvale sc en ce an d fu nera l ex pen se s o ut o f th eir se p ara te esta te so as n ot to b e a fin an cia l b urd en o n e ach o th er.( 9 ) Desp ite a n y o th er p ro vis io ns o f t h is i n str u m en t, t h is a g re em en t s h all n ot a ffe ct i n a n y way th e p artie s' rig hts , title s, p ow ers , d utie s, d is c re tio ns, im munitie s a n d in te re st in a n y p ro perty ow ned i n j o in t t e n an cy o r e n tir e ty w ith r ig hts o f s u rv iv ors h ip , w hic h t h ey m ay h ere afte r a cq uir e .(1 0) To th e ex te n t perm itte d by la w , th is ag re em en t sh all govern th e rig hts an d ob lig atio n s o f t h e p artie s i n t h e e v en t o f d eath o f e ith er o r b oth p artie s, s e p ara tio n o r d iv orc e.In t h e e v en t o f d iv orc e, t h e p artie s a g re e t h is a g re em en t s h all b e b in din g o n b oth p artie s a n d s h all b e in co rp ora te d i n to a n y d iv orc e d ecre e. ( 1 1) N ot a p plic ab le o r T he p artie s fu rth er a g re e th at in th e e v en t o f d iv orc e, th e fo llo w in g a d ditio nal p ro vis io ns s h all a p ply n otw ith sta n din g t h e o th er p ro vis io ns o f t h is a g re em en t: ( a ) The W if e sh all b e en title d to re ceiv e p ro perty o f H usb an d d esc rib ed as fo llo w s: [n o ne o r l is t p ro perty ](b ) The H usb an d sh all b e en title d to re ceiv e p ro perty o f W if e d esc rib ed as fo llo w s: [n o ne o r l is t p ro perty ](c ) The f o llo w in g p ro perty s h all b e s o ld a n d t h e p ro ceed s, l e ss e x pen se s d iv id ed eq ually b etw een t h e p artie s: [n one o r l is t p ro perty ](d ) The H usb an d s h all p ay a lu m p s u m s e ttle m en t to W if e d esc rib ed a s f o llo w s: [n o ne o r l is t p ro perty ](e ) The W if e sh all b e p ay a lu m p su m se ttle m en t to H usb an d d esc rib ed as - 5 - fo llo w s: [n one o r l is t p ro perty ](f) The m arita l d om ic ile sh all b e [o ccu pie d b y W if e u ntil h er d eath o r oc cu pie d b y H usb an d u ntil h is d eath o r s o ld a n d t h e p ro ceed s d iv id ed e q ually b etw een H usb an d a n d Wif e .(g ) Both p artie s w aiv e th e rig ht to a lim ony a n d p ro perty s e ttle m en t, e x cep t a s oth erw is e p ro vid ed h ere in .(1 2) This a g re em en t s h all b e c o ntr o lle d , c o nstr u ed a n d g iv en e ffe ct b y a n d u nder t h e l a w s of th e S ta te o f W est V ir g in ia . It is th e in te n t o f th e p artie s th at th e A gre em en t b e e n fo rc ed to th e fu lle st e x te n t p erm is sib le u nder a p plic ab le la w s a n d p ublic p olic ie s. T he in valid ity , ille g ality , o r un en fo rc ea b ility o f a n y p artic u la r p ro vis io n o f th is A gre em en t s h all n ot a ffe ct th e o th er p ro vis io ns, an d th is A gre em en t s h all b e c o nstr u ed in a ll re sp ects a s if s u ch in valid , ille g al, o r u nen fo rc eab le pro vis io n h ad b een o m itte d . ( 1 3) This A gre em en t c o n stitu te s t h e e n tir e a g re em en t b etw een t h e p artie s p erta in in g t o i ts su bje ct m atte r an d it su pers e d es all prio r co nte m pora n eo us ag re em en ts , re p re se n ta tio ns an d un ders ta n d in gs o f th e p artie s. N o s u pple m en t, m odif ic atio n o r a m en dm en t o f th is A gre em en t s h all be b in din g u nle ss e x ecu te d i n w ritin g b y a ll p artie s.(1 4) No w aiv er o f a n y p ro vis io n o f t h is A gre em en t s h all b e d eem ed , o r s h all c o nstitu te , a wa iv er o f a n y o th er p ro vis io n, w heth er o r n ot s im ila r, n or s h all a n y w aiv er c o nstitu te a c o ntin uin g waiv er. N o w aiv er s h all b e b in din g u nle ss e x ecu te d i n w ritin g b y t h e p arty m ak in g t h e w aiv er.(1 5) This A gre em en t m ay b e e x ecu te d in a n y n um ber o f c o pie s, e ach o f w hic h s h all b e de em ed a n o rig in al a n d n o o th er c o p y n eed b e p ro duced . A ll p ro nouns a n d a n y v aria tio ns th ere o f sh all b e d eem ed to r e fe r to th e m asc u lin e, f e m in in e, n eu te r, s in gula r o r p lu ra l a s th e id en tity o f th e pe rs o n o r p ers o ns m ay r e q uir e .(1 6) This A gre em en t s h all b e b in din g u pon th e p artie s h ere to a n d u pon th eir re sp ectiv e ex ecu to rs , a d m in is tr a to rs , l e g al r e p re se n ta tiv es, s u ccesso rs , a n d a ssig ns.(1 7) This a g re em en t m ay o nly b e a m en ded o r r e v oked b y w ritte n a m en dm en t s ig ned b y bo th p arti e s.(1 8) Each p arty f u rth er a g re es a n d a ffir m s a s f o llo w s: (a ) That t h e p arty d id e x ecu te t h e a g re em en t v olu nta rily ; a n d(b ) That t h is a g re em en t i s n ot u nco n sc io nab le w hen i t w as e x ecu te d ; a n d(c ) Both p artie s w ere p ro vid ed p rio r to e x ecu tio n o f th is a g re em en t a fa ir a n d reaso nab le d is c lo su re o f t h e p ro perty o r f in an cia l o blig atio ns o f t h e o th er p arty ;(d ) That h e a n d sh e d id h av e, o r re aso nab ly c o uld n ot h av e h ad , a n a d eq uate - 6 - kn ow le d ge o f t h e p ro perty o r f in an cia l o blig atio ns o f t h e o th er p arty .T he p artie s h ere b y e x ecu te th is a g re em en t in se v era l c o unte rp arts , a n y e x ecu te d c o py o f wh ic h s h all b e c o nsid ere d f o r a ll p u rp ose s a s a n o rig in al, o n t h e d ay a n d y ear a b ove w ritte n . ____________________________ F IR ST P A RTY ( “ W IF E ”)_ ____________________________S E C O ND P A RTY ( “ H USB A ND”) A ppro ved :A tto rn ey f o r F ir s t P arty : _ __ ________________________________ A tto rn ey f o r S eco nd P arty : _ ______________________ __________ N ote : T his a g re em en t m ust b e e x ecu te d b efo re a n ota ry p ublic . STATE OF COUNTY OF I, , a notary of said county, do certify that  , whose name is signed to the writing above bearing date on the day of , , has this day acknowledged the same before me, in my said capacity. Given under my hand this day of , .(Seal) ___________________________________Notary Public, State of My Commission Expires: STATE OF - 7 - COUNTY OF I, , a notary of said county, do certify that  , whose name is signed to the writing above bearing date on the day of , , has this day acknowledged the same before me, in my said capacity. Given under my hand this day of , .(Seal) ___________________________________Notary Public, State of My Commission Expires: