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LUTHENS LAW OFFICES
Des Moines Office
West Towers Building , Suite 206-24
1200 Valley West Drive
West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
 
Colfax Office
Luthens Law Building
Eight West Howard Street
Colfax, Iowa 50054
 
Telephone: (866) 579-3816
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The workers compensation & personal injury claims and settlement attorneys  at the Luthens Law Offices, P.C. are dedicated  to serve their clients in central Iowa,  including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort  Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo  and Burlington , and the communities  that make up Woodbury,  Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story,  Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black  Hawk, and Des Moines counties.








 

FAMILY LAW | BACK TO PRACTICE AREAS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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I. General Information about Family Law
II. Marriage
         A. Traditional
         B. Common Law
III. Premarital/Prenuptial Agreement
IV. Divorce
         A. Grounds
         B. Fault or No-Fault
         C. Annulment
         D. Alienation of Affection
V. Alimony, Spousal Support and Maintenance
VI. Division of Property
         A. Community Property
         B. Equitable Distribution
VII. Adoption
         A. Public Adoption
         B. Private Adoption
         C. Transracial Adoption
         D. Intra-national and International Adoption
         E. Single-Parent Adoption
         F. Summary of Adoption Procedure
VIII. Child Custody and Visitation
IX. Child Support
X. Conclusion

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Premarital/Prenuptial Agreement

A Premarital/Prenuptial Agreement (referred to as “prenup” for short) is a written contract between two people drawn up before marriage.  It generally details any and all property either party owns (along with any debts) and what each person’s property rights will be after marriage and sometimes whether alimony will be paid if the couple should divorce.  Also, a prenuptial agreement may state what is to be done about property distribution should one of them die.

The Uniform Premarital Agreement Act provides for division of property due to separation, divorce and death, alimony, wills, ownership of property as well as management and control, and life insurance benefits.

The states that have adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act are:

• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Hawaii
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• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Maine
• Montana
• Nebraska
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• Nevada
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• Rhode Island
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• South Dakota
• Texas
• Virginia
• Wisconsin
• District of Columbia
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Sioux City, Iowa Attorney practicing in Iowa primarily in Workers' Compensation & Personal Injury. Lawyers at Luthens Law Office, P.C. are dedicated to serve their clients in Iowa, including the cities of West Des Moines, Colfax, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Dubuque, Waterloo, Adel, Marshalltown, Pella, Decorah, Knoxville, Eldora, Johnston, Ankeny, and Burlington , and the communities that make up Woodbury, Pottawattamie, Polk, Webster, Story, Linn, Johnson, Scott, Dubuque, Black Hawk, Dallas, Marshall, Marion, Winneshiek, Madison, Hardin and Des Moines counties.
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