Chapter 2 - CHAPTER 2 PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

Chapter 2 PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS

Catherine H. Puttmann, Esq.
Courtney R. McConomy, Esq.^*

SYNOPSIS

§ 2.1 INTRODUCTION

§ 2.2 PRENUPTIAL AND POSTNUPTIAL AGREEMENTS PRIOR TO 1986

§ 2.3 COLORADO MARITAL AGREEMENT ACT (CMAA) — 1986 TO JUNE 30, 2014

§ 2.3.1—Colorado Marital Agreement Act Versus Uniform Premarital Agreement Act

§ 2.3.2—Statutory Formalities

§ 2.3.3—Effective Date

§ 2.3.4—Permissible Agreements Under CMAA

§ 2.3.5—Impermissible Agreements Under CMAA

§ 2.3.6—Enforcement

§ 2.3.7—Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 2.3.8—Estate and Probate Considerations

§ 2.3.9—Choice of Law

§ 2.4 UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (UPMAA) — EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1, 2014

§ 2.4.1—Major Differences Between the CMAA and the UPMAA

§ 2.4.2—Scope of the UPMAA

§ 2.4.3—Statutory Formalities

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