Seven Surprising Clauses Couples Are Putting into Their Prenups

Prenups are in fashion.

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Jackie Combs, a divorce attorney, said the prenup conversation often focuses on the wrong thing. Couples argue over who keeps what if they split. The better question: What does the less wealthy spouse actually have access to during the marriage?

She tells clients to imagine themselves in two decades. They might have children by then, or have left the workforce. Prenups that are inked before a couple first gets married may need to evolve overtime, and some couples pen postnups. 

“Does the agreement still feel equitable to those future versions of yourself and your spouse?” Combs said.

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"Seven Surprising Clauses Couples Are Putting into Their Prenups," by Dalvin Brown was published in The Wall Street Journal on April 23, 2026.