What Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Can Teach Us About Prenups

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce recently broke the internet when they announced their engagement via Instagram on August 26, 2025, with their joint post garnering around 35.7 million likes. Love them or hate them, their high-profile relationship has captured the world’s attention.

While gossip is swirling about the couple’s possible wedding venue, ring style, and potential wedding songs, family lawyers everywhere are considering a less glamorous question—will they have a prenup and what will go in it?

What is a Prenup?

A prenuptial agreement, otherwise known as a “prenup,” is a type of matrimonial agreement that outlines how the parties’ assets, debts, and financial responsibilities will be determined in the event of divorce or the death of a spouse. Whether it’s to protect a business, preserve specific assets, address significant debts, plan for children from a previous relationship, or simply ensure financial clarity for the future, a well-crafted prenup can serve multiple important purposes.

Since prenuptial agreements offer a method of protection for possible financial disputes that may arise, they are often used by high net worth couples like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, who have an estimated combined net worth of $1.67 billion. Regardless, prenuptial agreements can be useful for couples at any income level.

What Goes into a Prenup?

A well-drafted prenuptial agreement can address a variety of issues including property division, spousal support, ownership of future assets, or outlining financial responsibilities between the parties. If you’re Taylor Swift or Travis Kelce, for example, maybe you want to consider including a provision to protect your music royalties or your podcasting business.

There are certain limitations to prenups, however, as they cannot address child support or child custody arrangements. Generally, issues surrounding children born of the marriage are determined based on the “best interests of the child” at the time the couple files for divorce. Prenups can also be rejected by the court under certain circumstances, if the court finds the entire agreement or certain provisions were not entered into at arm’s length. Some reasons the court may reject a prenup are duress, lack of full financial disclosure, or fraud.

Should You Consider a Prenup?

You don’t have to be a world-renowned popstar or a tight end in the NFL to benefit from a prenuptial agreement. Here are some real-world scenarios where a prenup might be useful:

• You or your future spouse own a business
• One partner has significant debt
• You or your partner expect to receive an inheritance
• You or your partner are remarrying
• There is a significant income disparity between you and your partner

At its core, a prenuptial agreement is about setting clear expectations, reducing uncertainty, and protecting the financial future of the soon-to-be married couple.

Think You’re Ready to Discuss a Prenup?

Contact the Family Law Department at Stark & Stark, P.C. for a private consultation.