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Family

Aug. 11, 1999

Premarital 'Bonds'

By Mitchell A. Jacobs and David L. Marcus In the well-publicized case Marriage of Bonds , 71 Cal.App.4th 290 (1999), modified at 72 Cal.App.4th 94d (1999), the California Court of Appeal considered the issue of the enforceability of premarital agreements and offered guidelines for their future enforceability. The court held that when one party is represented by an attorney and the other is not, "and the unrepresented party did not have the opportunity to obtain legal counsel or did not

        By Mitchell A. Jacobs and David L. Marcus
        
        In the well-publicized case Marriage of Bonds, 71 Cal.App.4th 290 (1999), modified at 72 Cal.App.4th 94d (1999), the California Court of Appeal considered the issue of the enforceability of premarital agreements and offered guidelines for their future enforceability. The court...

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