In Re the Marriage of Traster

THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS No. 106,092 In the Matter of the Marriage of DAVID M. TRASTER, Appellee, and DEBRA C. TRASTER, Appellant. SYLLABUS BY THE COURT 1. Prior to legislative enactment, the common-law rule in Kansas was that contracts, made either before or after marriage, the purpose of which was to fix property rights between a married couple, were to be liberally interpreted to carry out the intentions of the makers and to uphold such contracts when they were fairly and understandingly made, were just and equitable in the provisions, and not obtained by fraud or…