The comment below suggests that British courts do not recognise such forms of nuptial agreements... is that true? If so, it would have implications for people married under the Goa laws too? FN
Interesting item on pre-nup agreements.In Portugal,one of the smallest and poorest of the EU states they have a simple and reasonable system which they share with their former colony Brazil,where I was married.No need for lawyers or a cold douche on romance.The couple simply select one of three "regimes" of marriage before the ceremony. "Separacao de bens" in which each retains goods in their individual names throughout the marriage,"Communiao de Bens" in which everything owned before and after is shared, and the much more usual "Aquisicao de Bens" in which what was owned individually before marriage is retained and that aquired during the course of it shared.Pity British courts don`t recognise this if you marry abroad under this system and are divorced in Britain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2009/10/the_pm_glass_box_84.shtml -- Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 ANOTHER GOA: http://tiny.cc/anothergoa Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fredericknoronha Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism
