CLE on What Estate Planners Need to Know about Premarital Agreements, Divorce and Planning for Second Marriages

The ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law is presenting an eCLE entitled, What Estate Planners Need to Know about Premarital Agreements, Divorce and Planning for Second Marriages, on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT. Here is why you should attend:

Estate planning for couples contemplating or entering second and later marriages, especially where children from prior relationships are involved, can be challenging. The panel will describe the difficulties planners generally encounter, and list and briefly describe the potential pitfalls, both in common law and community property states. Materials provided will give an in-depth discussion of those issues, pitfalls and planning solutions, while the panel will provide an introduction into premarital agreements, focusing on the Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act and how it differs from existing law.

Our panelists will discuss:

• The issues generally encountered
• The law of property in support a divorce
• Premarital agreements — validity and drafting
• The UPMAA