Fill and Sign the Missouri Amendment to Postnuptial Property Agreement Missouri Form

- 1 - A M EN DM EN T T O P O ST N UPT IA L A G REEM EN T REA D BEFO RE SIG NIN G : IM PO RTA NT NO 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 T H EY HAVE FU LLY R EA D, U NDER ST A ND A ND A G REE TO TH E TER M S O F TH IS AG REEM EN T. E A 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 UNDER D URESS O R U N DUE I N FL U EN CE I N E X EC UTIN G T H IS A G REEM EN T A ND TH AT E X 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 _ _ __, 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 p arty o r H usb an d"), bo th h ere in r e fe rre d t o a s “ P artie s” .W I T N E S S E T HW HER EA S, Wife and Husband are now married, having been married on the ,,,,_ day of ,,,, _______ ,, 2 , in ,,,,_______, County, ,,,,_________,; and W HER EA S, th e P artie s en te re d in to a postn uptia l ag re em en t on th e day of     ; a n d W HER EA S, th e P artie s d esir e to a m en d p ortio ns o f th e p ostn uptia l a g re em en t f o r th e b est in te re st o f a ll i n volv ed ; a n dWHEREAS, the parties agree that this agreement is to be effective upon execution in accordance with the applicable laws of the State of Missouri; andWHER A S, e x cep t a s o th erw is e p ro vid ed in th is a g re e m en t, th e p ostn uptia l a g re em en t a n d all p ro vis io ns c o nta in ed t h ere in , s h all r e m ain i n f u ll f o rc e a n d e ffe ct. N OW , T H ER EFO RE, in c o nsid era tio n o f th e mutual promises, covenants, warranties and other benefits and advantages accruing to each party, the parties agree as set forth above and below as follows: SE C TIO N 1 A M EN DM EN TS The P artie s h ere b y a m en d t h e p ostn uptia l a g re em en t, o r a d d s u pple m en ta ry p ro vis io ns t o t h e ag re em en t a s f o llo w s ( a tta ch a d ditio nal s h eets i f n ecessa ry ):(a ) [in se rt d esir e d a m en dm en t o r a d ditio n] - 2 - __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ ( b ) [in se rt d esir e d a m en dm en t o r a d ditio n] __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ (c ) [in se rt d esir e d a m en dm en t o r a d ditio n] _ _ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ __ _____ _______________ __________________________________________________________ SECTION 2 ADDITIONAL OR FURTHER DOCUMENTS; COOPERATION Each party agrees that he or she will sign and execute any further or additional documents as may be necessary to put into effect the intended purposes of this agreement, such as any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, affidavits, tax forms or other instruments of transfer and title that are required in order to establish the parties’ respective rights in their separate and joint property. The designation of property as separate or joint, however, shall not be affected by a party’s failure to execute a necessary document, but the terms of this agreement shall control such designation. SE C TIO N 3 A M EN DM EN T O R R EV O CATIO N The p artie s a g re e to re se rv e th e rig ht to a m en d o r re v oke th is a g re em en t d urin g th e jo in t liv es o f th e p artie s a n d th e p artie s’ m arria g e b y a w ritte n a m en dm en t o r r e v ocatio n s ig ned b y b oth partie s. S E C TIO N 4 A BSE N CE O F D URESS O R U NDU E I N FL U EN CE The parties agree and state that each has freely and voluntarily entered into this agreement. This agreement was executed free of any duress, coercion, collusion, or undue influence, and the terms of this agreement are not unconscionable, but are fair, just, and - 3 - equitable. Both p artie s w ere p ro vid ed p rio r to e x ecu ti o n o f th is a g re em en t a fa ir a n d re aso nab le dis c lo su re o f th e p ro perty an d fin an cia l o blig atio ns o f th e o th er p arty an d each p arty h ad , o r re aso nab ly c o uld h av e h ad , a n a d eq uate k now le d ge o f th e p ro perty a n d f in an cia l o blig atio ns o f th e oth er p arty . SECTION 5 SEVERABILITY If any portion of this agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, then all the remaining parts or portions shall be construed, implemented and administered in full force and effect as if such invalid or unenforceable portion did not appear herein. SE C TIO N 6 C O NTR O LLIN G L A W 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 th e la w s o f th e Sta te o f M is so uri. It is th e in te n t o f th e p artie s th at th e a g re em en t b e e n fo rc ed to th e f u lle st e x te n t pe rm is sib le u nder a p plic ab le l a w s a n d p ublic p olic ie s. S E C TIO N 7 S U CCESSO RS A ND A SSIG NS This a g re em en t s h all b e b in din g u pon a n d in ure to th e b en efit o f th e p artie s h ere to a n d th eir re sp ectiv e s u ccesso rs , a ssig ns, e x ecu to rs , a d m in is tr a to rs , a n d l e g al r e p re se n ta tiv es.IN W IT N ESS W HER EO F, th e p artie s h av e e x ecu te d th is a g re em en t o n th e d ay a n d y ear fir s t a b ov e 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 . - 4 - State of _______________County of _____________ On this ____ day of ________________ in the year ______, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared __________________________, known to me to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that he/she/they executed the same for the purposes therein contained. In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. ___________________________________ Notary Public State of _______________County of _____________ On this ____ day of ________________ in the year ______, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared __________________________, known to me to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that he/she/they executed the same for the purposes therein contained. In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal. ___________________________________ Notary Public