Antenuptial Contract Notary Checklist

Before you contact a notary

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Confirm the marriage dateWrite the planned wedding date, place, officiant details, and whether any legal or customary marriage steps have already happened.Not startedList the property-system questionsWrite whether you need to understand community of property, out of community of property, accrual, exclusions, assets, debts, or estate-planning effects.Not startedIdentify urgencyFlag short timing before the wedding, overseas travel, one party unavailable for signing, foreign documents, or pressure to sign quickly.Not started

Before the consultation

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Collect identity recordsPrepare IDs or passports, proof of address, marriage-officer details, previous-marriage records if relevant, and contact details for both parties.Not startedPrepare financial contextPrepare broad notes on assets, liabilities, businesses, inheritances, trusts, property, policies, and any proposed accrual exclusions.Not startedPrepare signing questionsAsk who must attend, whether original IDs are needed, whether remote steps are possible, and what happens before and after signature.Not startedPrepare registration questionsAsk what the notary files, which deeds-office steps are involved, what proof you receive, and what timing risks exist.Not started

During the consultation

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Ask for plain-language consequencesAsk the notary to explain the practical effect of the proposed property system and any exclusions before signing.Not startedAsk about missing factsConfirm whether asset, debt, prior-marriage, foreign-document, trust, business, or estate-planning information is missing.Not startedAsk for fee and scope termsConfirm consultation, drafting, signing, registration, copies, amendments, urgent work, and any excluded advice.Not started

Afterwards

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Save final recordsKeep the signed antenuptial contract, proof of registration or filing, notary correspondence, invoice, and copies in one place.Not startedCalendar follow-upsTrack signing, registration, collection, wedding, travel, and document-delivery dates.Not startedPreserve originalsDo not mark, alter, or separate original signed documents from the notary's instructions.Not started

Antenuptial Contract Notary Checklist

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Antenuptial Contract Notary Checklist

Before you contact a notary

Need help with this checklist?

Before the consultation

During the consultation

Afterwards

When It Applies

Not For

Documents

Timeline

Tips

Warning Signs