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Prenuptial Agreements and the Presumption of Free Choice: Issues of Power in Theory and Practice


ISBN13: 9781849465984
Published: July 2015
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
Price: £85.00
Paperback edition , ISBN13 9781509917747



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This book provides an alternative perspective on an issue fraught with difficulty - the enforcement of prenuptial agreements. Such agreements are enforced because the law acknowledges the rights of spouses and civil partners to make autonomous decisions about the division of their property on divorce. Yet the book will demonstrate that, in the attempt to promote autonomy, other issues such as imbalance of power between the parties become obscured.

The book offers an academic and practical analysis of the real impact of prenuptial agreements on the relationships of those involved. Using a feminist and contractual theoretical framework, this book attempts to produce a more nuanced understanding of the autonomy exercised by parties entering into prenuptial agreements. The book also draws on an empirical study of the experiences and views of practitioners skilled in the formation and litigation of prenuptial agreements in New York.

Finally, the book explores how the court might address concerns with power and autonomy during the drafting and enforcement processes of prenuptial agreements, which in turn may enhance the role that prenups can play in the judicial allocation of spousal property on the breakdown of marriage.

Subjects:
Family Law
Contents:
1. Radmacher v Granatino and the 'New Respect' for Autonomy
2. The Developing Landscape of Financial Provision on Divorce
3. Attorneys ' Experiences of Prenuptial Agreements in New York
4. Remedies in Contract for Prenuptial Agreements
5. Towards a Feminist Relational Contract Theory of Prenuptial Agreements
6. Prenuptial Agreements and the Presumption of Free Choice - Connecting Theory and Practice
Conclusion