Brut : Pas de contrat prénuptial pour Ben Affleck et Jennifer Lopez
Category
🛠️
LifestyleTranscript
00:00It's official, Jennifer Lopez asked for a divorce 2 years after her marriage with Ben Affleck.
00:05According to the revelations of the American press, the couple had not established a marriage contract.
00:09What are the issues surrounding such a choice?
00:12In California, this means that all the property in the marriage are common property.
00:16It's a system called Community Property.
00:19So, the fortune accumulated together could be divided in two, no matter who won what.
00:24Without a contract, the divorce can become complicated and long if the spouses do not agree.
00:29In France, prenuptial contracts are forbidden, but there is the principle of compensation.
00:34It is planned by the spouses or by the judge and aims to alleviate a possible change in the standard of living of one of the spouses.
00:40In the United States, however, prenuptial contracts are legal and very often used by celebrities to avoid complications.
00:47In short, without a marriage contract, Ben and Jillo will see their property acquired during the marriage shared at 50-50.
00:59For more UN videos visit www.un.org