Anyone contemplating marriage or divorce is well advised to seek out a consultation with an experienced marriage attorney. This is particularly true if there are measurable assets and property or children involved in the issue. For example, if someone is independently wealthy and has many valuable assets and properties, they may need to consider visiting a marriage attorney before entering into a marriage in order to have pre-nuptial agreements drafted. This will prevent the new spouse from claiming any pre-existing assets should the marriage fail at a later date. Such an agreement will not usually protect assets accumulated during the marriage, regardless of who purchased them. During a divorce, a marriage attorney is also vitally important to ensuring that a client's assets are protected or that the best support and alimony arrangements are made as well.