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I'd actually like to see pre-nups made into law. If you don't make one yourself, you get a pre-nup that says what already happens now when you divorce - but yo
by zmimon 17y ago
I'd actually like to see pre-nups made into law. If you don't make one yourself, you get a pre-nup that says what already happens now when you divorce - but you have to sign it and acknowledge - "yes, I want to be raped in the ass if he/she leaves me". That might remove some of the emotion and distill a bit of clarity.
- Notorious_PWN 17y agoI agree with this concept fully.
- electromagnetic 17y agoThe thing is pre-nups aren't always enforcible. The major reason is that no one makes provisions for hitting the jackpot (either literally or founding a business that makes you rich), or that if one person does the partner can contest it in court as an unforeseeable circumstance. This usually ends up falling under the 'unconscionable' clause in the law. Then there has to be full and/or fair disclosure (your spouse needs to know about that $50,000 you have put away). The other (possibly the easiest reason why prenups can fall apart) is that the agreement has to be entered upon voluntarily by both parties, so if your spouse only agreed to the pre-nup because you threatened a break up then the pre-nup is automatically void. The sad thing is that if pre-nups were made into law then they would never be enforceable, because everyone would have been forced into them under duress. How can you voluntarily sign an agreement when it could prevent you from being legally married.
- bokonist 17y agoThe other (possibly the easiest reason why prenups can fall apart) is that the agreement has to be entered upon voluntarily by both parties, so if your spouse only agreed to the pre-nup because you threatened a break up then the pre-nup is automatically void. This is the heart of the matter. The courts have redefined the word "voluntary" in an unbelievably Orwellian way.