More women seeking prenuptial agreements.

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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Byline: Georgia East

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Over a casual dinner, Rachel Kaplan turned to her boyfriend and asked, "You're open for a prenup right?"

Darren Waldohlz, 38, a partner in a successful speed dating business, admits he was caught off guard. But he said he realized a prenuptial agreement would protect the house he owns, too.

"It's not that I plan to get divorced," says Kaplan, 23, a single mom from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who has a sizable inheritance. "I have to protect myself and my daughter."

While men are still more likely to seek a prenup, "women are becoming a more dominant force," said attorney Alan Braverman, who has offices in Fort Lauderdale and Boynton Beach, Fla.

Experts attribute the change to women marrying later or more than once.

"It's not uncommon in today's world that women are entering...

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