Legal Opinion

Fox v. Fox

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 10, 2012No. S12A0672PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Nahmias, Justice.

In this divorce case, the husband disputed the validity and enforceability of the parties’ self-styled “Premarital Agreement.” He argued, among other things, that the agreement is actually a “marriage contract . . . made in contemplation of marriage,” OCGA § 19-3-63, but it was not attested by two witnesses as required by that statute to be valid. The trial court agreed, and we affirm.

1. In 2000, appellant Joanne Fox (“Wife”) and appellee Lyle M. Fox (“Husband”) divorced after 25 years of marriage. The divorce decree and incorporated settlement agreement required Husband to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Scherer v. SchererSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
  2. Dove v. DoveSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  3. Lawrence v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009
  4. Harris v. NeelySupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Sullivan v. SullivanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2009

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Grisham v. GrishamNevada Supreme Court · 2012

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