（第三册）婚前协议(3/7)

A typical candidate for a prenuptial agreement is a man who has accumulated considerable wealth, has already been stung once, and wants to reduce his exposure to future problems.

" They want to make their own arrangements, rather than let a court decide, " said the president of the New York chapter of the American Academy of Marriage Lawyers.

Protecting children from a previous marriage is a strong reason for prenuptial contracts.

" Someone may have an estate of $1 billion and he may not want a second spouse to get a payment of half a billion.

He may want more for his children, " said a lawyer.

The effort to shield assets to be passed on to children and grandchildren is making prenups more common among retired people in their 60s and 70s who are remarrying after a spouse has died.