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To be honest I have never been what you would call a huge Elon Musk fan but this was a very well laid out case. The amazing part of course is even though he ha

To be honest I have never been what you would call a huge Elon Musk fan but this was a very well laid out case. The amazing part of course is even though he had a prenup, the judges and lawyers have allowed this to go on so long he has huge legal fees. I have seen this happen to several entrepreneur friends of mine--in fact (true story)-- I know what entrepreneur who had a prenum and divorced and remarried the same woman TWICE. Got soaked both times even w/ prenup. People should be able to get married in the United States without the risk of massive wholesale wealth transfer.

jacquesm 16y ago
> I know what entrepreneur who had a prenum and divorced and remarried the same woman TWICE. Got soaked both times even w/ prenup. That doesn't sound too clever to me. Once bitten twice shy right ?
- jboydyhacker 16y ago
  The guy married her before his first startup...sold it for 800m...she divorced him. He was on is back. Did another startup--remarried same woman. Divorced again. Taken to bank both times. Prenup thrown out both times. It ain't right.
loewenskind 16y ago
>even though he had a prenup He didn't have a prenup. If he did the case would probably already be over.
- yardie 16y ago
  Prenups can be disregarded for all types of reasons. The main one I've heard is when one spouse makes, whats considered to be, unreasonable conditions, ie., "Sign this contract or I won't marry you". That's why Elon put in their that little line that witnesses and council were there for the postnup. If one spouse has council and the other doesn't when they sign a prenup. that prenup is toast.
  - egkjellman 16y ago
    > unreasonable conditions, ie., "Sign this contract or I won't marry you". I'm confused. Isn't this kind of the point of a pre-nup? If this "threat" weren't hanging over every pre-nup, why would one ever be signed in the first place?

jacquesm 16y ago

> I know what entrepreneur who had a prenum and divorced and remarried the same woman TWICE. Got soaked both times even w/ prenup. That doesn't sound too clever to me. Once bitten twice shy right ?

jboydyhacker 16y ago
The guy married her before his first startup...sold it for 800m...she divorced him. He was on is back. Did another startup--remarried same woman. Divorced again. Taken to bank both times. Prenup thrown out both times. It ain't right.

loewenskind 16y ago

>even though he had a prenup He didn't have a prenup. If he did the case would probably already be over.

yardie 16y ago
Prenups can be disregarded for all types of reasons. The main one I've heard is when one spouse makes, whats considered to be, unreasonable conditions, ie., "Sign this contract or I won't marry you". That's why Elon put in their that little line that witnesses and council were there for the postnup. If one spouse has council and the other doesn't when they sign a prenup. that prenup is toast.
- egkjellman 16y ago
  > unreasonable conditions, ie., "Sign this contract or I won't marry you". I'm confused. Isn't this kind of the point of a pre-nup? If this "threat" weren't hanging over every pre-nup, why would one ever be signed in the first place?