(a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:
- (1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;
- (2) The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;
- (3) The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;
- (4) The modification or elimination of spousal support;
- (5) The making of a will, trust or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;
- (6) The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;
- (7) The right of either party as a participant or participant's spouse under a retirement plan;
- (8) The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and
- (9) Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations.
- (b) No provision made under subdivisions (1) to (9), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section may be in violation of public policy or of a statute imposing a criminal penalty.
- (c) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement. Any provision relating to the care, custody and visitation or other provisions affecting a child shall be subject to judicial review and modification.
(P.A. 95-170, S. 3, 11.)
History: P.A. 95-170 effective October 1, 1995, and applicable to premarital agreements executed on or after that date.