> [!info] Personal working space
> This is my personal working space. The final version of this page is at:
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Giving up a known legal right. The effect depends on the right, the circumstances, and the governing requirements.
## Working notes
[[Waiver of Rights Form]] illustrates why the document must identify what is being surrendered. A final-disclosure waiver does not authorize hidden assets.
A premarital spousal-support waiver raises the requirements in [[Cal. Fam. Code § 1612]], including independent counsel and unconscionability at enforcement. Counsel alone does not guarantee enforceability.
> [!warning] Limits
> A premarital agreement cannot adversely affect a child’s right to support.