PART 5. MARITAL AGREEMENTS [1500. - 1620.]

Part 5 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.

§§ 1500–1620 · 15 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 1500–1503 · 4 sections

   • § 1500 The property rights of spouses prescribed by statute may be altered by a premarital agreement or other marital property agreement.
   • § 1501 A minor may make a valid premarital agreement or other marital property agreement if the minor is emancipated, is otherwise capable of contracting marriage…
   • § 1502 (a) A premarital agreement or other marital property agreement that is executed and acknowledged or proved in the manner that a grant of real property is…
   • § 1503 Nothing in this chapter affects the validity or effect of premarital agreements made before January 1, 1986, and the validity and effect of those agreements…
2. CHAPTER 2. Uniform Premarital Agreement Act §§ 1600–1617 · 10 sections

   1. ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Provisions §§ 1600–1601 · 2 sections

      • § 1600 This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act.
      • § 1601 This chapter is effective on and after January 1, 1986, and applies to any premarital agreement executed on or after that date.
   2. ARTICLE 2. Premarital Agreements §§ 1610–1617 · 8 sections

      • § 1610 As used in this chapter: (a) “Premarital agreement” means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon…
      • § 1611 A premarital agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties. It is enforceable without consideration.
      • § 1612 (a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to all of the following: (1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the…
      • § 1613 A premarital agreement becomes effective upon marriage.
      • § 1614 After marriage, a premarital agreement may be amended or revoked only by a written agreement signed by the parties. The amended agreement or the revocation is…
      • § 1615 (a) A premarital agreement is not enforceable if the party against whom enforcement is sought proves either of the following: (1) That party did not execute…
      • § 1616 If a marriage is determined to be void, an agreement that would otherwise have been a premarital agreement is enforceable only to the extent necessary to avoid…
      • § 1617 Any statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to…
3. CHAPTER 3. Agreements Between Spouses § 1620 · 1 section

   • § 1620 Except as otherwise provided by law, spouses cannot, by a contract with each other, alter their legal relations, except as to property.