Legal Opinion

Cary v. Cary

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 3, 1996No. 02S01-9505-CV-00035PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

We granted this appeal to determine whether a provision in an antenuptial agreement by which a prospective spouse waives alimony is void because it violates public policy. The trial court held that such a provision in an antenuptial agreement, which waived alimony, was valid and enforceable and, therefore, denied the spouse’s application for alimony. The Court of Appeals, however, reversed, holding that the waiver of alimony provision was void as against public policy, and remanded to the trial court to consider whether to award alimony.

We have determined that a…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Posner v. PosnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  2. In Re Marriage of DawleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Scherer v. SchererSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  4. Home Beneficial Ass'n v. WhiteTennessee Supreme Court · 1944
  5. Osborne v. OsborneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Van Tran v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Bratton v. BrattonTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
  3. In Re BabyTennessee Supreme Court · 2014
  4. In Re Marriage of Pendleton & FiremanCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Dove v. DoveSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

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