Waiver Of Year’s Support Through Post-Nuptial Agreement
May 3, 2017
by: Luke Lantta
Divorce should put an early end to the marriage vow of “’til death does us part.” But, when it comes to estate disputes, neither divorce nor death can part the path to the courthouse. In In re: Estate of Boyd, the husband and wife may have suspected their marriage could end: after 15 years of marriage, they separated, reconciled, and then entered into a post-nuptial agreement. The agreement provided how assets would be distributed if the parties were married at the time of either’s death and provided for distribution of assets if the parties separated or filed for divorce prior to death. The latter provision is relevant.
The husband filed for divorce and died hours later. The wife filed a petition for year’s support in the probate
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