Legal Opinion
Richards v. Richards
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis R. Friedman, J.
The parties in this case have submitted a stipulated issue to *393the court. The parties have submitted affidavits and memoranda of law so that the papers are the equivalent of a motion for summary judgment on the single limited question. The issue for resolution is whether plaintiff (Wife) is barred from equitable distribution of defendant’s (Husband) pension and retirement plans as a result of her execution of a prenuptial agreement.
The relevant facts are simple. On December 18, 1989 the parties executed a prenuptial agreement (the Agreement). Each party…
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