Drafting Marriage Contracts in Florida

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This invaluable work guides the practitioner through the delicate process of drafting premarital and marital settlement agreements designed to reflect the intent of both parties, as well as withstand future efforts to modify the contracts. Coverage includes general standards for drafting and review, tax consequences of alimony, support, and property settlement provisions, use of agreements in estate planning, guidance for challenging, modifying, and enforcing agreements, and more. Updates include:

• Updated rules, statutes, and recent case law.
• Revised and updated sample forms
• Extensive updates addressing the impact of recent and anticipated tax law changes with analysis of major developments including, but not limited to:
  o The 2025 Reconciliation Legislation (H.R. 1), also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  o Changes to personal exemptions
  o Adjustments to income thresholds
  o Expansion of the child and dependent care credit
  o New rules governing withdrawals from 529 plans
  o Updates to state and local income tax (SALT) deductions
  o Increased retirement plan contribution limits
  o Elimination of federal tax on tips and overtime
  o Expanded and newly refundable family-related tax credits (including child, dependent, and adoption credits)
  o Age and filing-status specific deductions and thresholds impacting marital planning

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The 13th Edition ISBN was 9781663377869.

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