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Family

Sep. 1, 2004

Unconscionability Overrides Waivers of Spousal Support

Focus Column - Family Law - By Shelley L. Albaum, Harold J. Cohn and Seth D. Kramer - Is a spousal-support waiver in a premarital agreement binding? Based on the landmark case of In re Marriage of Pendleton & Fireman, 24 Cal.4th 39 (2000), and recent statutes, most attorneys would answer the question in the affirmative. However, the answer is more complete as reflected in the recent case of In re Marriage of Rosendale, 119 Cal.App.4th 1202 (June 28, 2004).

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