Legal Opinion
Burtoff v. Burtoff
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 1980No. 14153PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This appeal concerns the validity of an antenuptial contract setting the spouses’ rights to support upon dissolution of the marriage, an issue of first impression in the District of Columbia. We agree with the trial court that such contracts are not void per se on public policy grounds. After a careful examination of this antenuptial agreement according to the criteria set out below, we uphold the contract.
Dr. and Mrs. Burtoff were married on October 14,1975, after a courtship of several years. Both parties were of mature years, with adult children from previous…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- McMains v. McMainsNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Posner v. PosnerSupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Connolly v. ConnollySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Volid v. VolidAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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