I am not an attorney but do have some experience in this area.

While some people may criticize OP, i applaud him for sharing. I am in favor of implementing this strategy if needed. Unfortunately there are some states that so grossly favor one party that some may need to go this route to level the field financially and possibly to protect the children from a bad parent. If done solely for financial reasons (and that is a legitimate reason) and the other parent is a good parent I wouldn’t push to hard on the custody part, although prefer the primary assuming that parent can handle those responsibilities otherwise push for split parenting time again assuming your work schedule permits. Child support is a formula but there are things that should be added such as: make sure there is a clause in your decree stating BOTH parents must agree on any extracurricular sport activities before signing them up otherwise the parent signing them up is solely responsible for the registration/ participation fees (otherwise one parent may sign the child or children up for the most expensive sports with the main purpose of financially draining you)

For those not married yet I would strongly recommend a Prenuptial Agreement (even with little to no assets) Prenups can be used to protect current assets as well as future assets and future income. In addition it can keep current liabilities as well as future liabilities incurred assigned to the respective party. To those who say “I don’t plan on getting divorced” lol most people who enter marriage don’t plan to get divorced but odds favor them getting divorced, so let’s be real. Marriage is a contract and personally I would never sign a contract without knowing the full terms of that contract. Prenups force couples to sit down and discuss current finances and future finances before getting married and actually help to clarify how they will manage financial affairs going forward often resulting in a lot less arguments about money (a common reason for divorce). Tip 1. - keep all assets and liabilities separate, do not commingle. Although you may have a few joint accounts for bills and savings for vacations etc. Tip 2. Offer to pay for legal representation for the other partner and have that as a written section in the Prenup, the attorney who writes the prenup can only represent one party so it’s important the other party have proper representation to avoid them claiming they were “tricked” into signing and didn’t understand it Tip 3. Do it early, before any major wedding plans are made and especially before deposits are made to avoid any potential claim by the other party of being signed under duress.
Sounds a lot more harsh than it really is but in reality it protects both parties, provides financial clarity upfront and makes things a lot easier and less stressful should a divorce occur.