At Dave Higgins Office, we specialize in providing top-quality prenuptial agreements tailored for US-to-Japan and US-to-US marriages in Okinawa. With over a decade of refinement, our prenuptial agreements are recognized as the most comprehensive and reliable in Okinawa and Japan.
Our agreements not only protect your assets but also outline responsibilities and commitments to strengthen the foundation of your relationship. Designed with your needs in mind, our agreements are fully customizable, allowing you to include specific provisions that matter most to you and your partner.
We offer the following options:
- English Only: ¥15,000
- English and Japanese: ¥25,000
A prenuptial agreement is an affordable, straightforward way to safeguard your future and demonstrate mutual commitment. Let us help you take this important step with confidence and ease.
Summary of Our Prenuptial Agreement Articles
Our prenuptial agreement is crafted to go beyond asset protection, emphasizing mutual respect, cooperation, and a shared commitment to building a successful marriage and family. Here’s an overview of what each article addresses:
- Purpose: Establishes the agreement’s intent to foster a harmonious marital and family relationship through mutual support.
- Living Arrangements: Encourages affection, trust, and respect, emphasizing shared responsibilities for health and family well-being.
- Housework Sharing: Promotes equitable sharing of housework through mutual consultation and cooperation.
- Conflict Resolution: Provides strategies for resolving disputes amicably and maintaining mental well-being during disagreements.
- Prohibition of Harmful Behavior: Strictly prohibits violence, domestic abuse, and harassment, emphasizing a zero-tolerance policy for such acts.
- Income and Expenditure: Outlines fair allocation of living expenses, with clear rules on retirement accounts and shared financial assets.
- Assets: Defines individual and shared property, including rules for handling debts and inheritance, ensuring transparency and consent in financial matters.
- Child-Related Commitments: Highlights responsibilities for raising children with love and cooperation, covering education, custody, and support in case of divorce.
- Spousal Support: Specifies that no spousal support or alimony payments will be required between parties.
- Breach of Agreement: States that intentional or negligent violations of the agreement can serve as grounds for divorce.
- Divorce Procedures: Provides guidelines for property distribution, parental responsibilities, and mutual assistance during divorce.
- Confidentiality: Ensures the agreement remains private and confidential, restricting its use to its intended purpose.
- Consultation and Amendments: Encourages open communication to address any unstipulated matters or disputes in good faith.
This prenuptial agreement is a testament to our dedication to creating a comprehensive and meaningful framework for your marriage. Its flexibility and depth make it a valuable investment for couples committed to building a lasting partnership.
To get started on creating your prenuptial agreement, we’ll need your full names, dates of birth, and addresses. Once we have this information, we can schedule a planning session—either in person at our office or via a video call on FaceTime, Zoom, or Skype—where I can witness your signatures.
Afterward, you have several options to notarize your prenuptial agreement:
- At the Base Legal Office
- At the U.S. Consulate
- With a U.S. notary stateside
For the Japanese version, you can have it notarized at a Japanese notary office by appointment, available in both Okinawa City and Naha City.
Let us help you take this important step toward building a strong foundation for your marriage.
Our office provides a legal Prenuptial Agreement in both English and Japanese when couple marries but maintain ownership of the respective assets should the marriage fail.
To order a prenuptial agreement, we will need both parties’ names, dates of birth, and the local address where they currently reside in Japan. A prenuptial agreement can be made for a USA to USA couple or a USA to Japanese couple.
The couple signing the prenuptial agreement agrees that at the time of divorce, there will be no obligation to pay any compensation to either spouse.
If the couple bears children together, any parental authority, distribution of property, compensation or any other divorce settlement must be negotiated.
If you would like to order a prenuptial agreement or have any questions,