Colombian Prenuptial
You can enter into a prenuptial agreement in Colombia to protect assets which were acquired in the past, and which will be acquired in the future. Prenuptial agreements can be applied to both civil unions and regular marriages. Even if your assets are not in Colombia, they could be in serious jeopardy in the event of a divorce or liquidation of a Civil Union, so you should strongly consider a prenuptial agreement if foreign assets are a concern.
Please note that after only 2 years of living in the same house as your partner in Colombia, your relationship automatically qualifies as a Civil Union and your partner could be legally entitled to your assets, similar to a regular marriage. This also applies to homosexual and lesbian couples. We can assist you with the whole colombian prenuptial agreement process.
Protect your assets in Colombia with a prenupt agreement. A prenuptial may also protect you from alimony payments, although its rare that a judge will order this type of payment. In most cases alimony payments do not exist in Colombia. It is also recommended to liquidate assets in a relationship immediately after being married or entering into a civil union. This in essence makes the prenuptial blindado, or bullet proof. In Colombia you can liquidate assets but remain married. Liquidating assets means that each person states and registers an act of liquidation at the notary with their attoreny that they have received their portion of assets obtained in the relationship. If done immediately after being married or entering into a civil union, then this value would most likely be zero paid out or received by each party.
Our Story
James Lindzey founded the website ColombiaVisas.com, which is constantly updated with new information explaining visa resolutions, procedures, and laws in Colombia to expats. James has worked as a private investigator and paralegal in the United States through the 90s until he moved to Colombia in 2005. James arrived in Colombia in 2005 and started doing visas for expats, but currently works as Director of Legal Services for Visas by James, and Colombia Legal & Associates SAS since June of 2023.
Colombia Legal & Associates acquired the brand name Visas by James as it became a more familiar and easy way for foreigners to remember the business, than the previous Visas y Tramites Internacionales.
While MedellinLawyer.com focuses more on legal issues for expats, ColombiaVisas.com focuses more on visas, and holds the trademark Visas by James. ColombiaVisas.com is the oldest website and provider of visa information for expats in Colombia. We are proud to be the first and always on the cutting edge of providing interactive website content to our visitors.
In addition to our visa services our agency offers a full range of legal and accounting services to our clients. We are able to assist better in document collection services in the United States because of James previous legal experience in the United States.
Costs for Colombian prenuptial agreements
$300 USD for Legal Fees
$300 USD for liquidation of assets (optional but recommended)
$70 USD for Notary Registration Fees for each act registered
Other Related Services We Offer:
Colombian Child Custody
Colombian Marriage Visa
Colombian Divorce
