Bratton v. Bratton
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM M. BARKER, J„
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., and E. RILEY ANDERSON and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, Jr., JJ., joined. JANICE M. HOLDER, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
We granted permission to appeal in this divorce proceeding to determine whether postnuptial agreements are contrary to public policy and if not, whether the post-nuptial agreement entered into by the parties in this case is valid and enforceable. We hold that postnuptial agreements are not contrary to public policy so long as there is consideration for the agreement, it is…
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