A New York appeals court has declared unenforceable provisions of a prenuptial agreement that barred a spouse from seeking attorney fees. A unanimous panel of the Appellate Division, 2nd Department said its ruling was a matter of public policy, considering the wealth of the husband -- his assets are valued at nearly $5.6 million -- compared to the wife, whose assets are valued at $160,000. It stressed, however, that it was not commenting on all such provisions in prenuptial agreements.
July 18, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
An appeals court in Brooklyn has declared unenforceable provisions of a prenuptial agreement that barred a spouse from seeking attorney fees.
A lawyer on the case said the decision was the first in which an appeals court had nullified part of a prenuptial agreement concerning attorney fees, rather than the whole agreement.
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