Legal Opinion
Brown v. Brown by Beacham
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 18, 1992No. Record 911479PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
In this suit for specific performance of a separation agreement, we consider the timeliness of tender of performance on behalf of a husband and the impact of federal statutes upon a wife’s waiver of her interest in the husband’s employee benefit plans.
On February 27, 1988, Angela H. Brown and her husband, Win-free Brown, separated. A separation agreement was drawn, which Angela signed on May 15, 1990, and Winfree signed on June 4, 1990. Both signatures were notarized.
In the agreement, Winfree agreed to pay Angela a lump sum of $20,000 and Angela agreed to prepare and execute a deed conveying…
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