Category: Prenuptial Agreements

Prenup Interpretation is Controlled by Context

January 20, 2014 | Court Decisions, Legal Perspective, Prenuptial Agreements

Icon for author Brian Vertz Brian Vertz

A non-precedential decision of the Superior Court, Morabito v. Morabito, No. 878 WDA 2013 (January 17, 2014) might provide a little window into the minds of our judiciary when interpreting prenuptial agreements.  The marriage in this case lasted nearly twenty years before the wife filed a complaint in divorce.  Wife initially challenged the validity of the prenup, but soon conceded that it was valid and enforceable. What Husband and Wife […]

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Pennsylvania Courts Examine Full and Fair Disclosure in Family Law Agreements

Marriage and divorce are not cold business transactions. Couples who are about to marry or divorce have emotions and intimate relationships that may compromise their ability to negotiate at arm’s length like business people. For this reason, the law of Pennsylvania prior to 1990 imposed two special requirements upon family law agreements, such as prenups and divorce settlement agreements.  Pennsylvania law prior to 1990 required (i) full and fair disclosure […]

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USA Today Says Prenups are “In”

April 08, 2010 | Legal Perspective, Prenuptial Agreements, Settlement

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An article published recently in USA Today reports that prenuptial agreements are more acceptable today to couples who are engaged than at any time in the past. Nearly one-third of single adults say they would ask a significant other to sign a prenup, according to a February survey of 2,323 adults by Harris Interactive. Only 3% of folks with a spouse or fiancée have a prenuptial agreement, but that’s up […]

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Celebrity Divorce Update

April 17, 2007 | Legal Perspective, Prenuptial Agreements

Icon for author Brian Vertz Brian Vertz

It’s hard to believe an entire month got away from me without a blog posting. I realized it when I saw this article in Forbes magazine, describing the top 10 most expensive celebrity divorces. Paul McCartney’s settlement may eventually eclipse them all, but for now, the biggest losers are Neil Diamond and Michael Jordan, each of whom paid more than $150 million! Anyway, the winter freeze has begun to thaw […]

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