Parties are entitled to take steps to protect their wealth (such as inherited and or other forms of non matrimonial assets) from claims by their spouses upon divorce/separation.

A Pre-Marital/Nuptial  agreement is intended to come into effect and to govern what happens to property, income or assets in the event that you separate or divorce.

Increasingly Courts are giving more and more weight to the existence of Pre-Marital Agreements and where circumstances permit will even follow the terms when deciding claims for financial relief provided: