Julie Colton Featured in Forbes on Growing Demand for Prenuptial Agreements

In the May 30, 2026, Forbes article, “Why Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Need A Prenup And You Might Too,” Obermayer family law partner Julie Colton discusses the increasing popularity of prenuptial agreements among couples of all income levels.

Using Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as a high-profile example, the article explores how prenups help couples define financial expectations and property rights before marriage. While prenups are often associated with wealthy individuals, Julie shares that she is seeing not only more but also a wider variety of couples seeking out prenups. 

“It’s not just millionaires or billionaires looking for advice,” Julie observes. She says one group particularly interested in prenuptial agreements is the children of divorce.  

Children who have grown up watching such splits have added motivation to make decisions about property and assets before the marriage even happens, Julie says. As an experienced family law mediator, she knows that it’s far easier to negotiate terms when you’re not angry at each other.

 “It’s far easier to negotiate terms when you’re not angry at each other,” Julie says.

Read the full article here.

Julie focuses her practice on divorce, child custody, support, asset division, prenuptial agreements, and international custody matters. She is an experienced mediator and collaborative law practitioner and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Family Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. A recognized leader in the family law community, Julie is Immediate Past Chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association Family Law Section, Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, a Fellow of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation, and a member of the Domestic Relations Law Advisory Committee of the Joint State Government Commission.