Remarriage protection

24 Oct 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief video, the speaker outlines a specific estate‑planning tool called “remarriage protection.” A married couple creates a trust that divides their estate upon the first death. A portion of the estate is placed into a protected trust for the surviving spouse, but the surviving spouse remains a beneficiary only if they enter into a prenuptial agreement with any future spouse. Without such a prenup, the surviving spouse loses beneficiary status, thereby shielding the original estate from claims by a new marriage. The video ends with a call‑to‑action directing viewers to the speaker’s newsletter and Linktree for further services.

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Read this. This is known as remarriage protection. She and her husband have a trust that would split the estate when the first of them dies. Part of the estate would go into a protected trust and the surviving spouse would be a beneficiary of that trust. But here's where the remarriage protection comes in. If the surviving spouse were to ever get remarried, there would have to be a prenuptial agreement agreed to by the new wife. This prenup would protect the estate from the first marriage. If a prenup agreement was not entered into, then the surviving spouse would no longer be a beneficiary of the protected trust. This would protect the estate from any remarriage that might occur. Now, if you want my newsletter or if you want to work with me, click on my picture on the side of your screen, then click on the Linktree and go to those links.