PreNupt - The Answer not the Question

Prenuptial agreements get such a bad rep and before you predict and judge where this post is going lend me your ears gentleladies and men... Ahem... My cousin in France got married in 2001 and she told me she and her dear fiance drafted a prenupt. Okay, the French are known for wine, cheese, things romantic but a prenupt? So I kindly and gently inquired about her reasoning to do this. She said that in her line of work as a physician she is at risk for getting sued and even though her fiance, who is a telecommunications consultant, is at a relatively lower risk for being sued she feels that they as a happily married couple should protect themselves from the people that may take "everything away from us." Wow. That is sheer genious! She further went on to say that in their prenupt they agreed that "what is hers is hers and what is his is his" that way when or if someone DOES sue her they can ONLY TAKE AWAY HER FINANCES and NOT HIS! This way, his finances are safe and the family is safe. The kids can still go to college, they can keep the house, the dog, etc. So really this new idea of a prenupt is to protect the couple not from themselves but from the people that may threaten to take their financial stability away from them! I am totally going to do this and Jonathan has agreed! His line of work is pretty safe from people suing him but when I graduate medical school there may not be a malpractice cap where I work to protect me and my family. Mr. Grapefruit and I have been long distance for 6 years now and we are committed to each other and that is why we are getting married. Having a prenupt does not disrupt that trust; this act is our smart decision to watch out for the future of our lives and our family.