Relationship Contracts Growing In Popularity With Married And Unmarried Couples

Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2013-04-30 03:04

Article here. Excerpt:

'Mantus and Sullivan had their relationship provisions drawn up by their attorney as part of their prenuptial agreement.

“We’re seeing the evolution of so called ‘lifestyle clauses,’ which really answer the question, what do we want the marriage to be like? What types of activities are we going to be engaging in? Where are we going on vacation?” explained attorney Ann Margaret Carrozza.

Enforcement of the contracts is not guaranteed.

“If someone wants a sex schedule, two times a week, or three times a week, I can’t take that agreement into a courtroom and ask that it be enforced,” Carrozza explained.'

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Definitely an idea whose time has more than come. Leaving the terms of your "primary relationship" up to the government to decide is for most couples, married or not, a really bad idea. Of course getting the government to respect the agreements you make (as mentioned in the article) is not always guaranteed, as a court can nullify one or more terms of any contract if they deem it unenforceable, etc. But it's better than nothing. I imagine this is the direction marriage is increasingly going to take, and for good reason, too. Too much to lose in this gamble. I see marriage here in "the west" doing two things: continuing to decline (which is a good thing for the average man, as the divorce courts are stacked against him), and "customized terms" such as this story discusses becoming a lot more common.

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Submitted by Matt on Tue, 2013-04-30 03:07