A marriage agreement can address any number of subjects, and deal with almost anything that's a concern to one or both spouses. Typical subjects include the following:

*How will the spouses parties own or buy property during the their marriage, separately or jointly?*How will the spouses parties divide their property and debts after the marriage? Will there be any division of property at all? *Will the spouses parties share in the value or cost of property bought during the marriage, like a car or a house?

*How will the spouses deal with their residence family home and/or jointly -owned property be dealt with if one of the spouses dies during the relationship?

*How will household expenses be paid for during the marriage? Will both spouses parties contribute to the bills? Will the bills be divided between them?*How will the spouses parties manage any retirement savings during the marriage?*How will the children brought into the marriage from another relationship be dealt with cared for during the marriage? Will any of these responsibilities continue after separation?*How will children born during the marriage be cared for after separation?

However, as a general rule of thumb, it's best to deal with the concrete things that exist at the time of the marriage (such as children from a previous relationship, existing debts, and existing property) and things that the couple can reasonably expect to happen during the marriage in the short term (such as receiving an inheritance or a court award). Dealing with things that ''might'' happen (like new children, a move to a new town, or lottery winnings) is really speculative, and it's almost impossible to know how they should be dealt with if, at some unknown point in the future, the marriage comes to an end.