'AITA for refusing to sign a prenup after marriage despite my father-in-law's pressure?'

The internet is supporting the wife who refuses to sign a prenup after marriage, despite her father-in-law’s pressure to give up any claim to his family business in the event of a divorce.

The situation was discussed by the original poster (OP), on Reddit's popular forum Am I The A*****e, where it quickly garnered thousands of upvotes and around 2k comments.

Woman says no to prenup after getting married

In the Reddit post titled “AITA for refusing to sign a prenup after marriage?” OP starts by giving some context, “My husband (35M) and I (33F) have been married for 6 years and together for 10 (we knew each other forever, lol). We have 3 kids. When we got married, we were both pharmacists. Two years into our marriage, my husband opened a family business with his father, and the business is doing really well.”

She explains, "My husband gets 50% of the net revenue and owns a good amount of money, but everything is tied up in the company, and the balance is updated every year as the business grows. His father is worried that if we ever get divorced, I’ll ask for half of the business’s money, so he wants me to sign a document relinquishing that right."

OP adds that, as Muslims, the woman’s entitlement in the case of divorce is based on a previously agreed amount. "The woman is entitled to what was agreed upon prior to marriage in case of divorce. For me, that amount is around $120,000, and our house is already 50/50, so I wouldn’t ask for anything more. However, I don’t want to sign anything. I feel my husband should trust me when I say I would never ask for half of his share in the business."

She also points out that her father-in-law didn’t ask her mother-in-law to sign such a document, questioning why she, as his wife, should be treated differently.

“So, AITA for refusing to sign this?” she concludes.

Internet sides with wife who refuses to sign prenup after marriage

The post received thousands of comments, with the majority of Redditors backing OP’s decision. One user wrote, “My guess is there is a divorce in your future that you haven't been told about yet. Do not sign. Stand Your Ground and get ready for you and the kids to move out."

Another user said, “Yeah, OP really need to consult a lawyer ASAP."

A third user added, “It must be doing really well for him to ask about it now, do not sign. NTA."

Another said, "Yes, he used marital assets to create the business so of course you would be entitled to half if you were to divorce!!! DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING! If he had lost that money, you would have lost that money, too."

"Exactly don't do it, get yourself a lawyer though, NTA," a user wrote.

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