Legal Opinion
Lawrence v. Lawrence
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 9, 2009No. S09A1370PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
This appeal involves the validity and enforceability of an ante-nuptial agreement.1 The wife challenged the agreement on two grounds: (1) OCGA § 19-3-63 renders the antenuptial agreement void as a “marriage contract. . . made in contemplation of marriage” not attested by at least two witnesses; and (2) the antenuptial agreement is unenforceable due to insufficient financial disclosure before it was executed. The trial court upheld the agreement. We affirm.
1. Enforcement of an antenuptial agreement is a matter of public policy. See Langley v. Langley, 279 Ga. 374, 376 (613…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Randolph v. RandolphTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2004
- Scherer v. SchererSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Friezo v. FriezoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Alexander Properties Group, Inc. v. DoeSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Reed v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Cohen v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- Murray v. MurraySupreme Court of Georgia · 2016
- Spurlin v. SpurlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2011
- Steis v. SteisSupreme Court of Georgia · 2015
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