When I read this the first time (yes, I read it a second) the first thing that cropped up in my head was the use of this as a marriage contract. I was 17 years old when my father thought it would be a good idea to marry me off to some older rich guy (his friend). But my father being a greedy man wanted a prenuptial agreement. I remember shaking as I read the fine print. I wasn't supposed to read it, just sign my life away. I refused to sign and all the other parties tried their darndest to get my to sign on the dotted line.

Needless to say I left home shortly after (within the hour) scraping the dust off my shoes as I went. I met my future husband a few years later and I never felt the need for a contract. Ours was a happy marriage and we managed to work out differences without a contract.