About PrenupByState

PrenupByState is a research-driven guide to prenuptial agreements in the United States, organized by state. The site exists to answer two questions clearly: how much does a prenup cost in your state, and what does your state's law actually require.

We are not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal advice. We are a small editorial team that reads statutes, court opinions, and state bar fee surveys — and writes plain-English summaries you can actually use to make decisions before hiring an attorney.

Editorial process

Every state page on this site follows the same workflow:

1. Statute verification. We read the controlling statute on the official state legislature site (the same URLs we link to on each state page). If the statute changes, we update.
2. Case law check. Where a state has a controlling appellate decision, we cite it by name and citation, with a one-paragraph summary of what the court actually held.
3. Cost data sourcing. Every cost range on the site comes from a named tier-1 source: ContractsCounsel marketplace data, HelloPrenup attorney surveys, Divorce.law fee guides, or state bar association reports. The source is linked on the page.
4. Last-updated tagging. Each page shows the date it was last verified. Stale pages get re-verified before the date moves.

When a state's data hasn't been individually verified yet, the page shows a disclosure note and falls back to national averages. We don't invent state-specific numbers to fill gaps.

Current state of the data

As of the most recent bulk verification: 51 of 51 jurisdictions (50 states + DC) have individually verified statute citations, cost ranges, and enforceability notes. The remaining states are scheduled for verification in the coming months.

Reviewer credentials

We are not licensed attorneys. The editorial team researches and writes from primary sources, but every page on this site is explicitly labeled "not legal advice" because that is what it is — not legal advice. State law is complex and your specific situation matters.

We are actively seeking a licensed family law attorney to serve as legal reviewer for the site. Once that role is filled, the reviewer's name, bar admissions, and credentials will appear on every page byline. Until then, the site is editorial research only.

If you are a family law attorney interested in serving as a reviewer or contributing a state-specific article, get in touch.

How we make money

PrenupByState is supported by affiliate partnerships with three companies that serve readers researching prenups:

• LegalMatch — used to match readers with vetted family law attorneys in their state. When a reader clicks our "Find an attorney" links and submits a matching request, we earn a referral fee. Readers pay nothing.
• LegalZoom — used for readers who want an attorney-reviewed online prenup at a fixed price ($599 at last check). When a reader signs up through our link, we earn a commission. Readers pay LegalZoom's published price.
• HelloPrenup — a dedicated online prenup platform that includes state-specific attorney review. Same model: readers pay HelloPrenup's published price; we receive a referral commission.

We are not paid for editorial coverage. We don't favor states with higher affiliate payouts. Affiliate links are labeled with rel="sponsored" per Google guidance and accompanied by an inline disclosure next to every monetized CTA.

Read the full disclaimer and affiliate disclosure.

Contact

Editorial corrections, source suggestions, and reviewer applications: editorial@prenupbystate.com. For general contact options, see the contact page.