Prenuptial agreements in Czech law: what they can and cannot do

A prenuptial agreement in Czech law is a contract about property, signed before a notary. It is not a private document and it cannot cover everything people expect it to.

What it can do

Narrow or widen the community property regime, keep a business or a family flat outside it, and set out who pays what during the marriage. For an owner of a company it is the cheapest protection available.

What it cannot do

It cannot deal with maintenance for children, cannot pre-agree custody, and cannot leave one spouse without means in a way a court would consider contrary to good morals.

Timing and the notary

The agreement must be a notarial deed. Signing it a week before the wedding is legally fine and practically a bad idea: give the other side time to take their own advice, or expect the agreement to be attacked later on that ground alone.

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