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> I’d very much be in favor of mandatory pre-nups when getting married.

Everyone already gets a mandatory pre-nup when they get married. It's <whatever the default divorce law of the land in your jurisdiction> is.

IANAL, but as I understand it, having a pre-nup, in most jurisdiction is not a great shield against vindictive litigation.

There are other good reasons to get one, though.



Being required to agree on something in advance with your prospective spouse would be different from agreeing to go with the default. It means learning a bit about what is standard, and putting some thought into whether what you want is different from that. It would also remove the negative signal of asking for a prenup: if everyone is required to talk and agree on something, then you aren't doing something that indicates low confidence in the success of your marriage.




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