Interview on retirement: “A prenuptial agreement is not an expression of no confidence” – economy

Marriage settlement. The word alone makes many couples flinch, as does the term community of gain. Angelika Nake finds this regrettable. The professor at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences researches international matrimonial property law and previously worked as a lawyer specializing in family law. The topic of old-age provision is particularly important to her in the context of marriage. She hopes it isn’t too negative, says Nake at the end of a long phone call, but in her more than 20 years as a lawyer she has seen a lot.