Prenuptial agreements

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What if… Adele decided to complete a prenuptial agreement?

Congratulations and felicitations to Adele and Simon Konecki! After 5 years together they have decided to tie the knot which Adele revealed on stage at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles while collecting her 5 Grammy’s. What if they had decided to complete a prenuptial agreement in advance of their wedding? With Simon’s family in Florida and Adele’s feet firmly on the ground in London how would...

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Prenup Protocol: Skip the Poker Face

Meet the parents? Check. Organise the proposal? Check. Discuss the prenup? Check. Lady Gaga and fiancé Taylor Kinney began to settle a prenuptial agreement a few months ago, and rumour had it that the decision supposedly caused some tension between the two. Allegations of arguments emerged. However, it is likely that the purportedly “offended” boyfriend was merely fabricated gossip. With Lady...

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UK court declines to follow terms of French-style prenuptial agreement

UK court declines to follow terms of French-style prenuptial agreement In the case of Y v Y Lady Justice Roberts threw out a French-style prenuptial agreement – a contrat de marriage – which a French couple living in London signed 48 hours before their wedding. Prenuptial agreements, including French-style contract de marriage, are not strictly enforceable or legally binding in England and...

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Pre-Nuptial Agreements: just for celebrities?

Pre-Nuptial Agreements – are they worth the paper they’re written on, or just for celebrities? Cheryl Cole’s sudden and unexpected marriage to her little known partner of three months, Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini, has resulted in a speculative media circus wondering: will it last?  Have they married as a result of Cheryl falling pregnant? But most importantly for the pessimists...

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Pre-nuptial agreements should be binding says Law Commission

The Law Commission has released a long-awaited report which suggests that pre-nuptial agreements should be legally binding in the event of a divorce. The report follows three years of consultation, during which the Law Commission received 150 responses from members of the public, lawyers and other professionals and organisations. The full report includes a draft bill, which if enacted by...