How a Consumer Hired a Lawyer to Draft a Postnuptial Agreement in New York (August 2023)

In 2023, an individual in New York sought assistance with drafting a postnuptial agreement. The client, married for approximately 12 years, was navigating significant challenges in their marriage while managing shared financial commitments, including a recently purchased condo. With plans to potentially separate in the future, they aimed to outline terms that would protect both parties from each other’s debts and ensure that their individual assets remained separate, particularly regarding the condo's down payment and any profits or losses upon its eventual sale. As a result, the client received two proposals from licensed lawyers, with flat fee bids ranging from $1,000 to $1,400, all submitted to meet the requested deadline of one week.