Pre-nup in Cambodia?

[boringperson]

Hi all,

I (65M US ) have been in a truly great relationship with a lady (55F, csmbodian)

I am.thinking of getting married here in Csmnofis however i went through a bitter divorce before, lost all my assets, paid huge lawyer fees etc

So i would like to ask if there are lawyers I can consut to prrotect myself if things go wrong, and whether things like pre-nups exist here.

Thank you

Thank you

[PSD-Kiwi]

I have no idea whether pre-nups exist here (good luck trying to explain that to your would be bride, let alone get her to agree to sign it), but if they do, then it would only be valid if you get officially married in Cambodia, a basic village marriage ceremony has no legal standing.

Contact SK&P Law Firm, they specialise in Family Law and would be able to answer your question.

http://www.skpcambodia.com/

[Kammekor]

Hi all,

I (65M US ) have been in a truly great relationship with a lady (55F, csmbodian)

I am.thinking of getting married here in Csmnofis however i went through a bitter divorce before, lost all my assets, paid huge lawyer fees etc

So i would like to ask if there are lawyers I can consut to prrotect myself if things go wrong, and whether things like pre-nups exist here.

Thank you

Thank you

Maybe there's no need for it. Only assets acquired during the marriage are shared as per Cambodian law, individual assets acquired pre-marriage remain yours.

[YaTingPom]

Never a good start to a marriage thinking about prenups.

[orichá]

Hi all,

I (65M US ) have been in a truly great relationship with a lady (55F, csmbodian)

I am.thinking of getting married here in Csmnofis however i went through a bitter divorce before, lost all my assets, paid huge lawyer fees etc

So i would like to ask if there are lawyers I can consut to prrotect myself if things go wrong, and whether things like pre-nups exist here.

Thank you

Thank you

Maybe there's no need for it. Only assets acquired during the marriage are shared as per Cambodian law, individual assets acquired pre-marriage remain yours.

Then, all the more reason. Because, how can you prove or demonstrate which assets are whose assets, unless you list them in their particulars?

Keeping "your own" bank account may seem an obvious exception to the need to make list. But still, many couples share access to bank accounts, and if the money is here, especially, well, time passes... Whose money is it?

[phuketrichard]

Hi all,

I (65M US ) have been in a truly great relationship with a lady (55F, csmbodian)

I am.thinking of getting married here in Csmnofis however i went through a bitter divorce before, lost all my assets, paid huge lawyer fees etc

So i would like to ask if there are lawyers I can consut to prrotect myself if things go wrong, and whether things like pre-nups exist here.

Thank you

Thank you

why get married? Ur 65, u have , what 10 more years left? just enjoy and make a good will for ur assets

[PSD-Kiwi]

Maybe there's no need for it. Only assets acquired during the marriage are shared as per Cambodian law, individual assets acquired pre-marriage remain yours.

^ This is 100% correct. Only assets purchased since the marriage was legalised are split 50/50 in the event of a divorce. Any assets you owned prior to the marriage remain yours in the event of a divorce.

This applies in Cambodia, not sure how it works in the US, but if you were legally married in Cambodia, and that marriage is recognised in the US, and you were both living in the US, then I am sure that US laws would apply.

Another thing to consider, is if the majority of your assets and funds are in the US, then it would be extremely difficult for a Cambodian Citizen to get their hands on any of it from Cambodia.

[PSD-Kiwi]

why get married? Ur 65, u have , what 10 more years left? just enjoy and make a good will for ur assets

I agree... just have a traditional village ceremony, but don't refer to it as a wedding, call it an engagement (promise to marry) ceremony to avoid issues with the authorities. At your respective ages there is no real need to go through the painstaking Cambodian legal marriage between a Foreigner and Cambodian process.

[Kammekor]

Hi all,

I (65M US ) have been in a truly great relationship with a lady (55F, csmbodian)

I am.thinking of getting married here in Csmnofis however i went through a bitter divorce before, lost all my assets, paid huge lawyer fees etc

So i would like to ask if there are lawyers I can consut to prrotect myself if things go wrong, and whether things like pre-nups exist here.

Thank you

Thank you

Maybe there's no need for it. Only assets acquired during the marriage are shared as per Cambodian law, individual assets acquired pre-marriage remain yours.

Then, all the more reason. Because, how can you prove or demonstrate which assets are whose assets, unless you list them in their particulars?

Keeping "your own" bank account may seem an obvious exception to the need to make list. But still, many couples share access to bank accounts, and if the money is here, especially, well, time passes... Whose money is it?

For most large assets (house, land, stocks, car, etc) it will be very easy to proof because you can easily proof the date of purchase. If that date is pre-wedding date you're all set and the assets are not brought into the wedding.

[xtreme]

Not a lawyer but just put everything of value in the name of who you want to have it.

Why wait another 35 years till you're 100.

Enjoy the ride man. Or rides. You lucky milfer you.