Spreckels v. Wakefield

(after stating the facts as above). The principal question presented by the assignment of errors is whether or not the contract between the plaintiff and the defendant is void and against public policy in that it was made and executed to facilitate or promote dissolution of the marriage relation then existing between the parties. In 1 R. C. L. 924, it is said:

“It may be stated generally that any provision for alimony contained in a contract or agreement between husband and wife which by its terms or effect is conducive to a relaxation or a severance of the marital ties is void as contrary to…