The Initial Consultation

1. When does a client need a Premarital Agreement and what does it protect?
2. Information to be gathered from the client
3. Conversations to have with the client prior to drafting. 

Drafting the Agreement and Negotiating the Terms

1. Key substantive terms for the death and divorce scenarios.
2. Conducting the negotiations to achieve validity wherever the client may end up.
3. Representing the weaker party in the negotiations – including ideas for terms to improve his or her outcome at divorce or death. 

Ethics

1. Avoiding conflicts of interest
2. Dealing with the unrepresented party
3. Lawyer competency and avoiding conduct that puts the client’s interests at risk
4. Dealing with a party who may be impaired (and not just blinded by love)