They say that the devil is in the details, whether it is the precision needed in industrial projects or in the legal realm. Of course, that means that we need to be careful to dot our i’s and cross our t’s, finding solutions that are strength-based (referring to the leading strength of steel as material that can provide some security in an uncertain world) and integrating the dual functions of personal and business networks.

“Finding a structure that works for you”: that’s the stated philosophy of Shree Engineering, a India-based company whose innovatively structured solutions can run smoothly for over a decade. That’s not an easy solution to guarantee; just think about how many parts can be lost or malfunction over a period of ten years in an industry where so many separate structures are integrated. That’s not an easy promise to follow through on. Yet through a complex but well-ordered engineering system and project management methodology, the company has managed to solve a problem through precision, one that isn’t too far removed from a lawyer’s work.

Both engineers and lawyers have to find a structure that works, both for themselves personally and for their clients, given the relationships in play. Engineers are focused on how to bring together separate elements into a single system, producing an agreed upon result. Lawyers, particularly when it comes to family law issues like post nuptial agreements, have to bring together disparate people and priorities into a certain structure that provides certainty to the parties involved.

As a post nuptial agreement attorney, there are a lot of things I make sure to spell out for my clients. For instance, I prepare the postnuptial agreement to detail the terms of the partitions of any marital property, including if one party is taking over a business. This is particularly useful if the business was started during the marriage, thus it is considered marital property, and the parties want to clarify terms for its ending.

Like the industrial systems Shree Engineering builds, I similarly build a postnuptial agreement to make a reliable structure for my clients, one that has all relevant information factored into it from the beginning. That means that I have to know all sorts of details, including about the business the client is planning to take over (such as the value of the business, how much money was invested in it during the marriage, what is the future money they expect to make, and how can they set up a source of income for themselves without paying so much they lose control of the business). That’s a tall order to fill; one reason why it is so important to have a post nuptial agreement attorney who understands the business world and can negotiate a person’s rights and obligations under the circumstances.

What do engineers and lawyers have in common? Certainly not a predilection for structural failure or a love for drafter’s worst enemy, the Oxford comma. What truly binds us together is our ability to bridge complex systems into a reliable end product: a well running industrial structure or a well crafted postnuptial agreement.

For more information on family law and postnuptial agreements, you can visit this resource from the American Bar Association.