Registering a prenuptial agreement
View connections →Spouses can agree that their property will not be divided equally upon the dissolution of the marriage or registered partnership.
Published by: Digital and Population Data Services Agency · Government organisation
Description language: English
Coverage: All Finland
About this service
Description
In a marriage or a registered partnership, both spouses have marital rights to the other spouse’s property. If a marriage or registered partnership ends either because of death or divorce, the property of the spouses is divided. Marital rights to property mean that both spouses have the right to obtain half of their combined property. A prenuptial agreement allows you and your spouse to agree that neither of you have marital rights to the other spouse’s property or part of it.
We recommend preparing your prenuptial agreement with an advocate, the state legal aid office, or a competent lawyer. The prenuptial agreement does not enter into force until it has been registered at the Digital and Population Data Services Agency. The Agency will only register the prenuptial agreement, not prepare one for you or provide an opinion on the content thereof.
You can submit the prenuptial agreement for registration before the wedding ceremony or during your marriage. It is not possible to register a prenuptial agreement if you have already filed for a divorce or the other spouse has passed away.
A prenuptial agreement must be made in writing and must be dated and signed. Two impartial witnesses must also certify the authenticity of the signatures.
A witness is disqualified if any person filing the prenuptial agreement is their:
* current or former spouse or cohabiting partner
* sibling
* parent
* child
* family member of one of the above.
The witness must be aged 15 or over and understand the significance of witnessing.
How to use it
* Submit the original prenuptial agreement, with physical signatures, and the registration application to the Digital and Population Data Services Agency for registering. Send the documents as paper mail or bring them to the Agency’s service location.
* The original prenuptial agreement will be returned to you with the registration certificate.
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