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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Parties to a premarital or pre-civil union agreement may contract with respect to:
a. The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;
b. The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;
c. The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, dissolution of a civil union, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;
d. The modification or elimination of spousal or one partner in a civil union couple support;
e. The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;
f. The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;
g. The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and
h. Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 37. Marriages and Married Persons 37 § 2-34 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-37-marriages-and-married-persons/nj-st-sect-37-2-34/
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