Frawley said that beyond looking for a lawyer specializing in matrimonial and family law, it's important to find one who works in the area where you live or where you intend to live when you're first married.
"It's not uncommon for trust and estate practitioners to draft prenuptial agreements, but you would be better served by consulting with an attorney who regularly drafts them as well as litigates divorces, because he or she will have experience with how legal and/or financial trouble can play out in a divorce," Frawley said.
Laws also vary state by state.
"If your spouse gets sued and a judgment is issued against them, any joint assets such as your primary residence could be in danger," Glen B. Levine, cofounder and senior partner at the Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine, told Business Insider. "But this all will depend on whether your state is community property, tenancy by the entireties, or a common law state."
"Depending on the state, the lien could attach to the entire property, only your spouse's interest in the property, or not at all."