A prenuptial agreement may not protect your assets if nursing home care is needed
Under the “doctrine of necessaries,” a married person in New Jersey is responsible for their spouse’s support, which includes long-term health care. Jersey Shore Med. Center/Fitkin v Baum (NJ Supreme Court 1990). In that case, the Court dealt with whether a widow was legally responsible for the unpaid medical bills of her late husband. Up to that time, the husband would have...