Episode 185: Why Everyone Should Have a Pre-Marital Agreement with Monica Mazzei

The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast

Kate Anthony

Education, Self-improvement, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.4 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

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Certified Family Law Specialist Monica Mazzei joins me to talk about why everyone should have a pre-marital agreement - yes, a prenup! Monica is passionate about what she does and has made it her mission to educate others about everything family law—including this topic.

During our conversation, we discuss the benefits of having a pre-marital agreement, why prenups are not just for high-net-worth individuals, and what happens if a spouse tries to fight the prenup during a divorce. If you don't have assets or think you don't need a prenup, but think you might get married again in the future, this episode is a must-listen.

Show Highlights

The family law system is outdated especially in the area of pre-marital agreements (6:53)
Conversations about pre-marital agreements offer transparency and may lead to greater intimacy (10:00)
Monica explains what information and details go into a prenup - it should be a clear roadmap of what is going to happen if you get divorced (11:51)
How to start the conversation with a partner about creating a pre-marital agreement (22:08)
Co-habitation and Nesting agreements: what are they and what should go into them (26:04)
Why a pre-martial agreement is the most impactful one you can have, where you choose your own rules and destiny as a couple if things don't work out (34:35)

Learn more about Monica:

Monica Mazzei is a Certified Family Law Specialist representing clients in the Bay Area, with a concentration in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, as well as Los Angeles. She represents high-net-worth clients throughout the divorce process and in mediation. Monica has been named a California Super Lawyer from 2015-2019 and has been recognized in the international Chambers High Net Worth 2017-2019 guide for Family/Matrimonial Law.

Monica specializes in dissolution actions involving complicated valuation and financial matters, and complex community property and support issues, including international issues, and dissolutions involving hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and privately held businesses.

Monica takes a modern approach to the practice of family law – addressing various needs of her clients related and unrelated to their family law case. Monica has relationships with top professionals in the Bay Area such as forensic accountants, mental health professionals, real estate agents, financial advisors, and business valuation experts. She also works closely with estate planning attorneys to come up with creative solutions for her clients and ensure their agreements reflect their current objectives.

Monica is a frequent lecturer and speaker on family law matters and has been interviewed by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Divorce Survival Guide podcast, where we have open and honest conversations about co-parenting, separation, divorce, and the hardest question of all, should you stay or should you go.
0:17.8	I'm Kate Anthony, your divorce survival guide, and I'm here to help you navigate some of
0:23.3	the roughest waters you've ever swum in and answer some of your toughest questions. I've been to
0:29.1	hell and back, and now it's my mission in life to help you get to the other side of this process
0:35.1	with your sanity and your heart intact.
0:44.0	Hey everyone. Welcome back. So it is time. It is happening. The doors to grit and grace are finally open and I am so excited.
1:03.5	So in case you missed it, I've been talking about it a lot after one of the busiest years in my business that I just couldn't quite keep up with
1:15.8	and keep a sane head about me, I decided that I really needed to rearrange my business model
1:23.2	so that I can work with more women, but not stress my time and energy with more and more private
1:30.1	coaching. So after much consideration and in-depth analysis with my amazing business manager, Emily,
1:37.7	we decided to create a group coaching program that will help women to heal in community with one another. So whether you're
1:47.8	getting divorced, trying to decide whether to stay or go or on the other side, grit and grace
1:54.9	will give you the tools to build confidence, clarity, and purpose. And it'll also give you direct coaching
2:05.0	tools to help you move through whatever roadblocks you hit up against as you move through
2:09.8	this incredible transition and upheaval in your life. And it will all be done in an intimate
2:16.8	community of women supporting you,
2:19.2	cheering you on, holding you when you cry, being your biggest champions, and the whole thing
2:28.0	is led by me. We are going to have weekly calls that are up to two hours long because I want to be able to hold everybody in this space.
2:38.8	You get a 90-minute intake session with me directly so that I know specifically what your issues are and what you're dealing with.
2:48.0	After our initial intake session, I will give you a personalized program
2:54.2	map, which is your roadmap to your healing through the program. And so much more. I have every
3:02.0	month, I'm bringing on a special guest to give a workshop that is outside of the weekly calls. That's sort of
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