(a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:
     (1) the rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 10/4

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

     (2) the right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;
     (3) the disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;
     (4) the modification or elimination of spousal support;
     (5) the making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;
     (6) the ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;
     (7) the choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and
     (8) any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, not in violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.
     (b) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement.