High-Net-Worth Prenuptial Agreements in Florida
Prenuptial agreements built for complex wealth. For founders, investors, and high-net-worth couples — protecting business equity, investment interests, and international assets with precision and discretion.
Quick Answer
A high-net-worth prenup does more than list assets. It characterizes and traces business equity, options, and cross-border holdings, and follows them through financings, restructurings, and a sale. Because active growth of a business can become marital under Florida law, the agreement fixes that character now — and is built to stay enforceable under Fla. Stat. § 61.079.
Looking for the broader overview? This page focuses on complex, high-net-worth prenuptial agreements. For the general Florida overview, see our Florida Prenuptial Agreement Attorney page or the Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements hub. You can also review the Florida Prenup FAQ or the Prenup Checklist & Cost Guide. For substantial estates, see High-Net-Worth Divorce.
When there’s real complexity, a form won’t do
When one or both partners hold startup equity, a business, an investment portfolio, or assets across borders, a prenuptial agreement has to do more than check a box — it has to anticipate how that wealth will grow and change. That is the work I focus on: agreements that characterize and protect separate property today, and that follow it through financings, restructurings, and a future sale.
Nadia Pazos has practiced family law for two decades, admitted in New York (2005) and Florida (2011), and is also a trained mediator. Her practice concentrates on high-net-worth and international-asset matters, and she coordinates seamlessly with your CPA, forensic accountant, and corporate counsel so the agreement fits the rest of your financial life.
Assets and structures I regularly work with
- Startup and private-company equity, founder shares, and vesting
- Stock options, RSUs, and carried interest
- Offshore and holding-company structures and cross-border assets
- Anticipated financing rounds, restructurings (“flips”), and liquidity events
- Business appreciation, tracing, and separate-versus-marital characterization
- Investment portfolios, funds, and private holdings
- Real estate, retirement accounts, and inherited or family wealth
- Coordination with CPAs, forensic accountants, and corporate/tax counsel
Why it matters — protecting what you’ve built, and what it becomes
Fix the character now
Under Florida law, growth in a business you actively build during the marriage can become marital. A carefully drafted agreement settles that in advance — before a financing round or sale, when it’s simplest.
Follow the asset through every stage
Equity rarely stays still. The agreement is written so protection carries through restructurings, new financing, converted shares, and an eventual liquidity event — not just today’s entity.
Durable, not just aggressive
An agreement is only as good as its enforceability. Full, fair disclosure, independent counsel for each party, and unhurried timing are built in — so it holds up when it counts.
How Florida law shapes a complex-wealth prenup
Florida adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, codified at Fla. Stat. § 61.079. To be enforceable, a premarital agreement must be in writing, signed by both parties, and entered into voluntarily; it can be set aside under § 61.079(7)(a) if it was involuntary, the product of fraud, duress, coercion, or overreaching, or unconscionable when executed without fair and reasonable financial disclosure. That is why full, fair disclosure, independent counsel for each party, and unhurried timing are not optional niceties — they are what make a sophisticated agreement hold up.
The stakes are highest for business owners. Under Florida’s equitable-distribution statute, Fla. Stat. § 61.075, the active appreciation in value of a separate business — growth driven by a spouse’s own labor and effort during the marriage — can be treated as a marital asset subject to division, even when the underlying company started out as separate property. A well-drafted high-net-worth prenup addresses that head-on: it characterizes the equity, defines how future appreciation is treated, and traces the asset through the financings and restructurings ahead, rather than leaving it to a later valuation fight.
The process — clear, structured, and discreet
Confidential consultation
We discuss your assets, your goals, and the right approach for your situation.
Engagement & disclosure
A clear, flat-fee engagement, and we assemble a complete, accurate financial picture.
Drafting
A precise agreement that characterizes and protects separate property and its future growth.
Independent review
Your fiancé(e) reviews the agreement with their own independent counsel — which strengthens it.
Execution
Signed with time to spare before the wedding, with the formalities Florida law requires.
About Nadia Pazos
Managing Partner · Admitted in New York (2005) & Florida (2011) · Trained Mediator
For twenty years, I’ve helped individuals and couples protect what matters to them — with particular focus on complex, high-net-worth, and international-asset matters. I understand the world my clients operate in: founders with equity, cross-border and offshore structures, companies heading into a raise or a restructuring, and the tracing and appreciation questions that make these agreements demanding. My aim is always the same — a clear, fair, and durable agreement, prepared with discretion, that lets you move forward with confidence.
What clients often ask
Can we both use you?
A prenuptial agreement is an agreement between two people with their own interests, so I represent one of you and make sure the other has independent counsel to review it. That’s not a hurdle — agreements where each person had their own attorney are the ones that hold up best.
My equity isn’t worth much yet — is a prenup worth it?
Often, that’s exactly the right time. The value is fixing the character of your equity now, before a financing round or sale, when it’s simplest and least contested. The agreement is written to follow your equity through restructurings, financings, and a future liquidity event.
Will my business partners or investors be involved?
No. Protection is structured as an arrangement between you and your spouse — a defined obligation, not company ownership — so it never clouds your cap table or involves your investors.
When should we start?
As early as possible. Ideally the agreement is finalized and signed well before the wedding — weeks, not days — which protects both parties and the agreement’s enforceability.
Is this confidential?
Entirely. Discretion is central to how I work, from the first consultation onward.
What Our Clients Say
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Reviews reflect the experiences of individual clients. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Attorney Advertising. The information on this page is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client relationship, which is formed only by a signed written engagement. Outcomes and the enforceability of any prenuptial agreement depend on the specific facts, drafting, and circumstances of each case, and no particular result is guaranteed. Nadia Pazos is admitted to practice in Florida and New York. Florida law and the application of statutes change over time; please consult a licensed Florida attorney about your specific situation.