postnuptial agreement

postnuptial agreement definition - legal

n

An agreement between a husband and wife stating the rights of each party in the event of the otherÂ’s death, or in the case of a divorce, generally made at a time when neither eventuality is deemed to be imminent.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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