Fill and Sign the Maryland Prenuptial Agreement Form

- 1 - PREMARITAL AGREEMENT READ BEFORE SIGNING: IMPORTANT NOTICE: EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES THAT THEY HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF THEIR CHOICE LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN THEIR STATE OF RESIDENCE (NOT THE SAME ATTORNEY) AND THAT HAVE FULLY READ, UNDERSTAND AND AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY FURTHER AGREES THAT THEY ARE NOT ACTING UNDER DURESS OR UNDUE INFLUENCE IN EXECUTING THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT EXECU TION OF SAME IS DONE FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY. THIS AGREEMENT, made this ________ day of __________________________ , 20 ____ , between ___________________________________________ (Name), of _____________________________________________________________________ (Address), ________________________________ (State) ("first party or Wife"), and ___________________________________________ (Name), of _____________________________________________________________________ (Address), ________________________________ (State) ("second party or Husband"), W I T N E S S E T H WHEREAS, Husband (check all that apply): has previously been married; has a child or children; has not been married; and Wife (check a ll that apply): has previously been married; has a child or children; has not been married. The parties desire to enter into this agreement prior to their contemplated marriage. WHEREAS, the parties hereto have accumulated separate estates; and WHEREAS, the parties are about to contract marriage an d execute this agreement in contemplation of marriage to be effective upon their marriage in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, including any Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, or other applicable laws, adopted by the State of Mary land; and - 2 - WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into an agreement regarding certain properties, responsibilities, duties and obligations including but not limited to any interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or per sonal property, including income and earnings; and WHEREAS, the parties have furnished each other with a financial statement which each party acknowledges is a full and complete disclosure of substantially all of the real and personal property now owned by him or her and agree that the values are an estimate by him or her of the approximate present value of the property. All property listed is now and shall continue to be separate properties of the respective parties. Originals or copies of said financi al statements are attached hereto as Exhibits "A" and "B"; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to express in writing their agreement that, except as hereinafter specifically provided, their marriage shall not in any way change their rights, or the rights o f their heirs (exclusive of the parties) or of their devisees or legatees, in the real and personal property owned or hereafter acquired by each of the parties and that said rights shall be governed by the terms of this agreement; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the parties and of their mutual promises and agreements, they agree one with the other as follows: (1) Each of the parties shall have full control of his or her own separate property, real, personal and mixed, wherever the property is located. Each of the parties shall have and hereby is given the right to lease, sell, convey, mortgage or otherwise dispose of their separate property and receive all monies, rents, issues, income and profits thereof without any restricti ons whatever and without interference from the other party. Each of the parties shall pay his or her own debts whenever contracted and in no case shall either party be held liable for the debts of the other parties in any way. (2) Except as otherwise expressly provided, each of the parties hereby waives, relinquishes, conveys, quitclaims, bars, discharges, surrenders and releases, and hereby agrees to waive, relinquish, convey, quitclaim, bar, discharge, surrender and release, to the other all of the following: (a) Any and all of his or her right, title and interest of every kind and description, which he or she may have, acquire, enjoy or be seized by reason of, or on or after, their marriage, as the wife, husband, widow or widower of the other party, in the separate property of the other party, whether real, personal and mixed and wherever located; and (b) Any and all rights to any property of the other party titled in that other parties sole name, whether before or after the marriage; and (c) Any a nd all property acquired by the other party by inheritance or other means; and (d) Any and all rights, if any, to all or a portion of the property of the other party whether by way of dower, courtesy, homestead, widow's allowance, statutory share or provi sion, - 3 - descent, community property inheritance, succession or otherwise; (e) His or her right, if any, granted to or vested in him or her, by statute or otherwise, to renounce, or to elect to take against, the provisions of the other party's will or any c odicil thereto; and (f) His or her right, if any, granted to or vested in him or her by statute or otherwise to act as executor or administrator of the other party's estate. Except as otherwise expressly provided, it is the intent of the parties that th is paragraph shall be construed so that each party may deal with his or her property and any trust in which he or she may have an interest as if their marriage had not taken place, and on the death of either party his or her estate and any trust in which h e or she may have an interest will be administered, descend and be distributed in exactly the same way and to the same heirs, next of kin, devisees or legatees as if the other party had predeceased the party so dying. Nothing contained in this paragraph o r in this agreement, however, is intended to preclude either party from voluntarily making provision for, or granting powers or rights to, the other party in and by the formers last will, a codicil thereto or otherwise. (3) (check One) The parties have each executed a Last Will and Testament, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits and . The parties agree that these Wills are in conformity with the provisions of this agreement and as consideration for this agreement, each party does hereby waive any and all objection to the terms of the said Last Will and Testament of the other and each party agrees not to contest or renounce the terms of th ereof. Likewise, each party agrees not to contest or renounce any future Wills or Codicils, which are in conformity with the terms of this agreement. Initials if Selected: _______ ______ __ OR The parties shall not change their existing Will, if any, or make a new Will at this time, but any new Will executed shall be in conformance with the provisions of this agreement. Initials if Selected: _______ _________ (4) The fact that either party ( without being obligated to do so) may give, devise or bequeath to the other party property or an interest therein, or otherwise confer rights or powers on the other party, in trust or by gift or will, shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision her eof or as evidence that there is or was an agreement or understanding between the parties other than as specifically expressed herein. (5) Each party agrees, on behalf of himself or herself and of his or her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that he, she or they, at the request of the other party or the latter's heirs, executors, administrators and assigns (but at the cost of the other party or his or her heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns), will make, do, execute, acknowledge and d eliver any and - 4 - all such further or other acts, deeds and instruments as shall be appropriate, necessary or desirable to carry in effect the intent, purpose and provisions of this agreement without question or delay, except that neither party shall be oblig ed to sign any mortgage, note, bond or other instrument which may subject him or her, or his or her estate and property, to personal liability. (6) In selling, assigning, granting, releasing, conveying or otherwise dealing with the property of either par ty, the party whose property is being so dealt with shall be and hereby is constituted the other party's attorney -in-fact and as such shall have full power in the name of such other party or in the joint names of both parties to join in the contemplated tr ansaction and execute documents to effect it on behalf of such other party, independently and without the consent or privity of such other party, to the same extent and as fully as if their marriage had not taken place. (7) During the course of the marri age, all property acquired by each party in their own name shall be deemed to be part of their separate estate and by the terms hereof, each party hereby waives and relinquishes all claim to the separate estate of the other. Likewise, all property acquire d during the marriage in the joint name of both parties shall be deemed to be part of their joint estates and thereby evidence their intent to grant the powers and rights to the parties as to said jointly owned property as is provided to spouses by operati on of law. (8) The parties agree that each party shall provide for the payment of their individual health care, convalescence and funeral expenses out of their separate estate so as not to be a financial burden on each other. (9) Despite any other prov isions of this instrument, this agreement shall not affect in any way the parties' rights, titles, powers, duties, discretions, immunities and interest in any property owned in joint tenancy or entirety with rights of survivorship, which they may hereafter acquire. (10) To the extent permitted by law, this agreement shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties in the event of death of either or both parties, separation or divorce. In the event of divorce, the parties agree this agreement shall b e binding on both parties and shall be incorporated into any divorce decree. (11) Not applicable or The parties further agree that in the event of divorce, the following additional provisions shall apply notwithstanding the other provisions of this agreement: (a) The Wife shall be entitled to receive property of Husband des cribed as follows: [none or list property] ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ ____________________________________________________________ (b) The Husband shall be entitled to receive property of Wife described as follows: [none or list property] ______________________________________________________ ________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ - 5 - (c) The following property shall be sold and the proceeds, less expenses divided equally between the parties: [none or list property] _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ (d) The Husband shall pay a lump sum settlement to Wife described as follows: [none or list property] _____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ______ (e) The Wife shall be pay a lump sum settlement to Husband described as follows: [none or list property] ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ___________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ (f) The marital domicile shall be _____________________________ [occupied by Wife until her death or occupied by Husband until his death or sold and the proceeds divided equally between Husband and Wife. (g) Both parties w aive the right to alimony and property settlement, except as otherwise provided herein. (12) This agreement shall be controlled, construed and given effect by and under the laws of the State of Maryland. It is the intent of the parties that th e Agreement be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under applicable laws and public policies. The invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability of any particular provision of this Agreement shall not affect the other provisions, and this Agreement sh all be construed in all respects as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had been omitted. (13) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to its subject matter and it supersedes all prior contemporane ous agreements, representations and understandings of the parties. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by all parties. (14) No waiver of any pro vision of this Agreement shall be deemed, or shall constitute, a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding unless executed in writing by the party making the waiv er. (15) This Agreement may be executed in any number of copies, each of which shall be deemed an original and no other copy need be produced. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular o r plural as the identity of the person or persons may require. (16) This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and upon their respective executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, and assigns. - 6 - (17) This agreement may only be amended or revoked by written amendment signed by both parties. (18) Each party further agrees and affirms as follows: (a) That the party did execute the agreement voluntarily; and (b) That this agreement is not unconscionable when it was exec uted; and (c) Both parties were provided prior to execution of this agreement a fair and reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations of the other party; (d) That he and she did have, or reasonably could not have had, an adequate kn owledge of the property or financial obligations of the other party. The parties hereby execute this agreement in several counterparts, any executed copy of which shall be considered for all purposes as an original, on the day and year above written. ____________________________ FIRST PARTY (“WIFE”) _____________________________ SECOND PARTY (“HUSBAND”) Approved: Attorney for First Party: ___________________________________ Attorney for Second Party: _ ________________________________ - 7 - Note: This agreement must be executed before a notary public. STATE OF MARYLAND COUNTY OF Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for said county and state, on this day of , 20 , the within named , known to me, or satisfactorily proven, to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and who acknowledges t hat he/she (strike one) executed the same for the purposes therein contained. ____________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: STATE OF MARYLAND COUNTY OF Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for said county and state, on this day of , 20 , the within named , known to me, or satisfactorily proven, to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and who acknowledges that he/she (strike one) executed the same for the purposes therein contained. ____________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC My Commission Expires: