Content
After U, Gordon?
Ups And Downs
Gift Horse
What A Relief!
Second Thoughts?
Last One Out...
Penalty Shoot-Out
Ain't Necessarily So
Going, Going, Gone
Papers In Order?
Death And Taxes
Passing The Buck
Hire Higher
Back Taxes, Taxes Back
Options Open
Extortion?
Sick Note
Cats And Dogs
Old-Fashioned Money
I Thee Endow?
Mother's Rights
Countdown
Nowhere To Hide
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Divorce is a costly business, particularly if a richer partner finds that their other half claims... well, their half. A prenuptial agreement is not very romantic - "I love you forever, but in case we break up..." - but it could make sure that the marriage is for love not money. The question is, do they work? In a recent case, the wife argued in court that she had not known about the full extent of her husband's assets when she signed the agreement, so she should be allowed to ignore it. The judge saw no reason to do so: she had enough money to provide for herself, and it appeared that she had willingly signed it knowing what it was. She had agreed to walk away with what she had brought to the marriage, and that was that. The Court of Appeal agreed. |
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