In Re the Estate of Crawford

This case involves a prenuptial agreement and a petition for an award in lieu of homestead by a wife following the death of her husband.

A prenuptial agreement is one entered into by prospec tive spouses prior to marriage but in contemplation and in consideration thereof. By it, the property rights of one or both of the prospective spouses are determined or are secured to one or both of them or to their children.

Friedlander v. Friedlander, 80 Wn.2d 293, 298-99, 494 P.2d 208 (1972). It is an

agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.