Prenup and the man on the Clapham omnibus

 

A likely candidate for the average person to want a prenup is that of second marriages. Those who already have children from a previous relationship may want to ring fence some of their assets, even if they do not amount to much, from their new spouse in order to make sure the new spouse doesn’t get all their previous assets. With more and more people having children with various spouses this is likely to be more common as time goes on. However if the financial needs outweigh the assets then surely a prenup would make no difference because the court will still have discretion over needs.