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40-3A-4. Content.

A.     Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:   

(1)     the rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;   

(2)     the right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend, assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise manage and control property;   

(3)     the disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event;   

(4)     the making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the agreement;   

(5)     the ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance policy;   

(6)     the choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and   

(7)     any other matter not in violation of public policy.   

B.     A premarital agreement may not adversely affect the right of a child or spouse to support, a party's right to child custody or visitation, a party's choice of abode or a party's freedom to pursue career opportunities.