11.19.08
Does a Pre-Nup Really Work?
We get that question occasionally. The answer: Yup. In fact, a court will enforce it to the minutest detail . . . and will decline to enforce something that might be implied but not explicitly spelled out. One husband found out the hard way after he paid $2.1 million for the marital home and the wife paid only $80,000: She got half. The reason: The pre-nup didn’t provide that the home would be divided equitably or in any manner other than “50-50.”
You can read the November 2008 Michigan Court of Appeals decision here.
