Front Matter
The first page of your Marriage Contract contains your names and signatures, the contract title and the commencement period.
Background
Information about the parties to the contract parties, the circumstances that lead up to its signing, and what you intend to achieve through the contract.
Definitions and Interpretations
Here you set out your agreed and precise meaning of certain words and phrases in the marriage contract.
Purpose of Contract
Why have you've decided to design and commit to your marriage contract> It's worth thinking clearly about what these are, discussing them fully, and then writing them down.
Scope of Contract
The range of issues that you both intend to cover in your marriage contract.
Good Faith and Fair Dealing
In this section you both express clearly the concepts and duties and good faith and fair-dealing that form the foundation of your marriage contract.
Full Disclosure
A marriage contract needs to be based on open and honest sharing of your values and circumstances.
Marriage Provisions
Here you both set out your 'terms and conditions' of your marriage in depth and detail.
General Provisions
Whatever their subject or purpose, all contracts have a number of items in common. Lawyers usually refer to these as the 'standard clauses'.
Notarization of Contract
In this section you set out the procedures for your wedding ceremony. This is moment when your agreed marriage contract comes into being.
Schedule of Exhibits
This is an itemised list of all the supporting documentation for your marriage contract.
