Marriage is meant to be a loving union of two individuals who wish to spend the rest of their lives together. However, there may be several reasons to secure a pre or postnuptial agreement before entering into the marriage, such as protecting the inheritance rights of children from a previous marriage, or ensuring a family business will survive a divorce or sudden death of one of the business owners. Additionally, you may want to protect certain separate marital property by classifying it as such so that it will not be eligible for claims of interest by a spouse in the event of divorce. Ultimately, creating a pre or postnuptial agreement can help to resolve issues regarding property and asserts should problems arise in the future.