Prenuptial agreements for the prevention of get-refusal were developed over the last century to answer a need that arose within Jewish marriages. The contemporary situation is that of general inability to dissolve a Jewish marriage without the agreement and cooperation of both spouses. This specific type of prenuptial agreement makes provisions for the possibility of divorce. By setting up the rules prior to the marriage in the form of a monetary contract, both spouses have an interest to negotiate a divorce in a dignified manner and thus get-refusal is discouraged.