Does a pre-nup actually protect your assets? Or how much protection can it give?
I think it is different in each state. Where I am they have to have their own independent lawyer review it and sign it as well. And it should be filed in the court. It can protect anything you want it to, apparently. But of course they can always sue you afterwards if things fall apart (anyone can sue anyone for anything in the US). So you won't know if it works until the bottom falls out of your marriage.