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Pre-nuptial agreements and English law: what happens now?

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From the comment pages of The Independent, 03/07/09.

No longer the capital of divorce

By Marilyn Stowe

Yesterday, I thought about placing a bet on the outcome of the Radmacher v Granatino case. I would have backed the outside chance that the Court of Appeal would uphold the pre-nuptial agreement, even with all the odds stacked against me.

English law doesn’t automatically recognise such agreements. It is about needs, obligations and distributing assets and income fairly. Yet, I thought, times have changed. We are living in a European country. English law gives the courts discretion to reinterpret the law. Would the same judges who once pooh-poohed pre-nuptial agreements dare to change their minds? They did. Continue reading >

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    I write for the benefit of those who are experiencing family breakdown and for fellow family law professionals. Please note that all persons mentioned in the scenarios are fictitious: details have been deliberately changed in order to protect identities and other confidential circumstances of my clients.

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