Legal Opinion

Quarles v. Quarles

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 28, 2009No. S09A0928PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARLEY, Presiding Justice.

Before Richard Henry Quarles (Husband) and Suzanne Elizabeth Quarles (Wife) were married in 2000, they entered into an agreement wherein, among other things, the parties waived any and all rights to alimony in the event of divorce. In 2007, Husband filed a complaint for divorce, and Wife counterclaimed for divorce in her answer. Husband then filed a motion for partial summary judgment, seeking to enforce the prenuptial agreement.

After a hearing, the trial court found that there was no genuine issue of material fact as to the enforceability of the agreement. The trial…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Howell Mill/Collier Associates v. Pennypacker's, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  2. Scherer v. SchererSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  3. Mallen v. MallenSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  4. Georgia Canoeing Ass'n v. HenrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1993
  5. Holmes v. Achor Center, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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