Black v. Powers

Trial court properly found that the parties’ prenuptial agreement was enforceable because the statutes of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where the agreement was signed, did not address the issue, and the agreement met all of the conditions required for such documents under the common law.

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“Where antenuptial contract, under which wife had released all claims to husband’s property other than provision made for her under the contract, had been found invalid, wife had right to accept provisions made for her under deceased husband’s will or to renounce will and demand statutory marital rights in his property.” Batleman v. Rubin 199 Va. 156, 98 S.E.2d 519 Va. (1957). 

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“Fact that plaintiff under antenuptial property settlement agreed to accept a sum payable on death of intended husband of less than one-third of value of her rights, if married, in property then owned by him raised presumption that he did not make full and frank disclosure of value of property, and imposed upon parties upholding validity of settlement, burden of rebutting the presumption by affirmative proof.” Batleman v. Rubin 199 Va. 156, 98 S.E.2d 519 Va. (1957). 

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“To render antenuptial agreement valid there must be a fair and reasonable provision for wife or, in absence thereof, a full disclosure to her of husband’s worth, and wife must sign voluntarily on competent independent advice with full knowledge of her rights. Parties who are engaged to be married occupy a confidential relationship toward each other, and in executing an antenuptial property settlement they are under high obligation to make a full and frank disclosure of all facts and circumstances involving the property rights to be affected by such settlement.” Batleman v. Rubin 199 Va. 156, 98 S.E.2d 519 Va. (1957). 

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“Where the specific object and the actual result of an antenuptial contract was to encourage or facilitate a separation after marriage, such a contract is illegal and void, and the same principle is applicable to postnuptial contracts.” Cumming v. Cumming 127 Va. 16, 102 S.E. 572 Va. 1920. 

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“Antenuptial contract, between father and mother of illegitimate child, whereby mother agreed to accept small weekly payments in full of her claims against the father’s estate, having been actually made in contemplation of an immediate separation and desertion of the mother by the father, held illegal and void, and unenforceable against either party.” Cumming v. Cumming 127 Va. 16, 102 S.E. 572 Va. (1920). 

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