KQED's Forum You Can Get a Prenup for Your Labubu Collection. Should You?
Feb 9, 2026
Kaiponanea Matsumura, Loyola Law School professor specializing in family regulation. Juliana Yanez, family law partner with practical prenup experience. Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker writer who reported on why younger generations embrace prenups. They discuss the cultural shift normalizing prenups, influencer and media effects, novel clauses like IP, pets, and social media, and legal essentials for enforceability in California.
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Creators Worry About Future IP
- A couple of aspiring screenwriters wanted IP protected even before they sold anything.
- They paused conversations at night to ask whether an idea was mine, yours, or ours.
Spell Out Property And Support Rules
- Do a premarital agreement to specify separate versus community property and spousal support terms.
- Remember you cannot contractually decide child custody or child support in a prenup.
Use Apps, Then Get Lawyers
- Use online prenup services as a starting tool but get independent lawyers to review final terms.
- California requires independent counsel for enforceable spousal support waivers.
