For twelve years, practitioners in Arizona relied on a rule that permitted a client’s parents to participate in attorney-client conversations without waiving the attorney-client privilege. That rule originally came out of a prenuptial agreement dispute,…
On July 10, 2026, a Kentucky Court of Appeals decision, Ramsey v. Ramsey, affirmed a trial court’s judgment that rejected a surviving spouse’s attempt to invalidate portions of a postnuptial agreement that had been signed…
On July 2, 2026, an Ohio Court of Appeals decision, A.M. v. J.M, reaffirmed a framework that subjects spousal support waivers in marital agreements to a two-prong review. The agreement must be enforceable when it…
A June 2026 Delaware Court decision, Re: R—S—B— v. R–B—, upheld a prenuptial agreement’s waiver of any retirement benefits given to one spouse, over a husband’s argument that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)…
In June of 2026, a Texas Court of Appeals decision, Deason v. D’Amato, reversed a post-divorce judgment for over $2.7 million after a wife attempted to relitigate ownership of jewelry she claimed had been gifted…
On June 9, 2026, a Washington Court of Appeals decision, In re Marriage of Roman, affirmed a trial court’s denial of a husband’s motion to vacate final dissolution orders entered after he failed to appear…
In July of 2026, an Ohio Court of Appeals decision, A.M. v. J.M., affirmed a trial court’s decision to remove language from a prenuptial agreement that one party’s attorney had inserted during drafting, entirely altering…
On June 9, 2026, a Washington Court of Appeals decision, In re Marriage of Roman, affirmed the defeat of a postnuptial agreement through the equitable doctrine of detrimental reliance. The husband submitted this agreement to…
A June 2026 New York Surrogate’s Court decision, In re Estate of Magnanti, voided a prenuptial agreement because the Certificates of Acknowledgment were left entirely blank. The agreement had been signed, witnessed, and relied upon…
A June 2026 Kentucky Court of Appeals unreported decision, Thomas v. Thomas, examined the consequences that follow an individual who defined his own obligations and was later forced to abide by them. In this case,…