Most Replayed Moment: Why You Need A Prenup And How To Avoid Divorce!

In this excerpt from The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, divorce lawyer James Sexton frames a prenuptial agreement as a question of who gets to define the rules of a marriage: the couple themselves or someone else. The show notes describe Sexton as having more than 25 years of experience representing clients in New York and as the author of 'If You're in My Office, It's Already Too Late'. His central argument is that a conversation couples often avoid can be one of the healthiest they have.

The reasoning presented is about both communication and financial exposure. Discussing a prenup brings the rules governing a possible separation into the relationship before a dispute arises. The notes also flag Sexton's discussion of how wealth can disappear on paper and who ultimately pays when a marriage ends. His professional experience supplies the context for these topics, but the notes provide no case examples, financial calculations or detailed legal mechanisms.

For professionals whose personal relationships and financial commitments overlap, the excerpt raises the practical tension between avoiding an uncomfortable discussion and leaving important terms unresolved. It presents advance agreement as a way to exercise agency, rather than treating divorce planning solely as an expression of distrust. However, the notes do not specify the decision Sexton considers riskier than marriage, identify the industry that refused his money, or disclose his advice for couples hoping to avoid divorce. Those details, along with any counterarguments or limits to his position, remain unavailable in the supplied material.