Legal Opinion
Shaban v. Shaban
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 11, 2001No. Nos. G024572, G025498PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SILLS, P. J.
This appeal presents a situation that not only reaches the outer limits of the ability of a prospective married couple to incorporate by reference terms into a prenuptial agreement, but so far exceeds those limits as to fall off the edge. It is one thing for a couple to agree to basic terms, and choose the system of law that they want to govern the construction or interpretation of their premarital agreement. (See Fam. Code, § 1612, subd. (a)(6) [“Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to . . . [¶| . . . [¶] The choice of law governing the construction…
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