Benjamin Felix
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5,692 appearances
20 recordings
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 10 Sep
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I'm sure it's got different names and other places.
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but people kind of know what the idea is there.
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One thing that's important to understand upfront with a prenup or a marriage contract is that everyone has one by default when you get married based on the family law set up where you live.
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So you got to understand what the law says in Ontario or in Quebec, wherever you are as a starting point.
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And that's actually not even unique to marriage.
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We're kind of focused on marriage here, but that's important to understand.
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If you're living with someone, if you have a child with someone but aren't married, there can still be legal implications on a separation.
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A prenup or a cohabitation agreement lets you pre-agree on your own set of marriage rules that are different from the standard legal prescription that your province or state or whatever requires.
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has.
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Now, that's probably a good thing for most people to do.
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You mentioned earlier, Dan, a really good point, I think, on this topic specifically is that a lot of the time people are getting married, they're young and don't have a lot of financial resources.
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So you wouldn't even think to do this, which makes sense.
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People on second marriages are probably more likely to get them, but it's something that people should be aware of the implications of and understand whether they should consider getting a prenup, even if they are younger.
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Why don't people tend to do that?
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Engaged couples, and this is based on one paper that found engaged couples accurately estimate the national divorce rate when they're asked, but they estimate their own chances of divorce being much lower.
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I mean, it's the classic example.
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Overconfidence, I guess, being exhibited there.
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So that optimism bias creates a real practical risk where couples who underestimate their likelihood of divorce may sign prenups that don't accurately reflect their post-divorce welfare needs since the agreement was designed without genuine consideration of the scenario that it's meant to govern.
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The other thing going on here is that law and economics research suggests that the act of requesting a prenup functions as a negative signal, showing a lack of commitment to the prospective relationship, which makes it less likely for a partner to ask for one in the first place.
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You have these two things happening.
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