Marital Agreements and Private Autonomy in the United States
MARITAL AGREEMENTS AND PRIVATE AUTONOMY IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, Jens M. Scherpe, ed., 2010
40 Pages Posted: 27 Nov 2009 Last revised: 13 Dec 2011
Date Written: August 26, 2009
Abstract
This essay is a draft of a chapter that will appear in Marital Agreements and Private Autonomy in a Comparative Perspective. It provides a critical overview of the current American law on the enforceability of premarital and marital agreements in the United States. The book as a whole will provide such an overview for a selection of countries in Europe and elsewhere. Each chapter also describes the default rules that apply in the absence of an agreement.
Keywords: premarital agreement, antenuptial agreement, marriage, divorce
JEL Classification: J12, K39
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