Whatever stage you are at in your relationship, it is possible to protect what each of you owns and detail how assets will be divided should you part ways. A pre-nuptial agreement is a term for the document drawn up if you are about to get married and a post-nuptial agreement is used after you are married or enter into a civil partnership.
On top of protecting wealth, these agreements can also detail other vital issues, such as arrangements for where any children will live and financial support for them should a split in the family unit occur.
There has been a rise in the number of these agreements since a Supreme Court ruling which recommended that, although not currently legally binding in England and Wales, courts should give significant consideration to upholding carefully considered agreements providing a number of criteria have been followed.