Exempt Your Marital Regime from Community Property Laws

Entering into a prenuptial agreement does not mean that you lack faith in the your marriage. Many couples want to keep their assets or debts separate for a variety of reasons. However, Louisiana community property laws create a legal presumption that all property acquired during the marriage is community property and is to be divided evenly should the couple divorce, including financial accounts, retirement accounts, and pensions. With a prenuptial agreement, you can create your own rules for management and ownership of assets and payment of debts and expenses during the marriage as well as how the property is to be divided and debt paid in the event of divorce.