• Once my husband and I got engaged, we met with a divorce attorney for legal advice about marriage. • Couples should understand marital property laws and their fiduciary duties once they're married. • Engaged couples who are considering a prenup should draft the agreement collaboratively.

Immediately after getting engaged, I had a panic attack.

I'd been dating my then-fiancé for over three years, and even though I knew him well and loved him dearly, I worried about how our relationship would change.

You can't walk into marriage without paying attention to the most popular statistic surrounding it: Around half of married couples in the US will get divorced.

That lingered in my brain as I began to choose a venue, draft a guest list, and pick out items for our registry. It haunted me

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