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Decisions of Interest

By ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
September 02, 2014

New York Court Finds Pre-nup Fails Under Laws of Both Spain and Dominican Republic

Although a couple's divorce was being handled by a New York court, their prenuptial agreement was governed by Spanish law (the place of its signing) or Dominican law (the place where the marriage took place), and in both jurisdictions the agreement was unenforceable for failure to follow local law. M. v. M., 309652/12 (July 2).

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