Enforceability of Prenuptial Agreements

There was a time when prenuptial agreements were treated very cautiously by the courts and it was difficult to enforce them. The courts took the attitude that prenuptial agreements encouraged divorce, and that this was against the public policy of encouraging marriage. Times have changed, and now prenuptial agreements are more common and are normally enforced by courts. Many states even have statutory provisions governing prenuptial agreements. However, there are many circumstances when a prenuptial agreement may not be enforced. These circumstances are as follows: 1. If there was duress or coercion used to get one party to sign the
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