Comments on: Connecticut divorce: $43 million post-nup isn’t enough http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:26:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Vivian Zabel http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43180 Vivian Zabel Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:25:02 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43180 *shock* $53,000 per week? I wish I had that a year. Some people are unbelievable. *shock* $53,000 per week? I wish I had that a year.

Some people are unbelievable.

]]> By: mojo http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43172 mojo Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:12:19 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43172 Learn to live with disappointment. Learn to live with disappointment.

]]> By: PhilG http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43106 PhilG Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:53:01 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43106 According to an article in the New York Post (http://www.nypost.com/seven/03192009/news/nationalnews/poor_little_36m_wifes_trial_opens_160315.htm), they got married in 2002 and Mr. David first filed for divorce in 2004. So they were married continuously for only about 2 years, although they did have some on and off reconciliations since then. So that $43 million seems like an enormous sum for alimony for a marriage of only two years, no matter how wealthy the husband. According to an article in the New York Post (http://www.nypost.com/seven/03192009/news/nationalnews/poor_little_36m_wifes_trial_opens_160315.htm), they got married in 2002 and Mr. David first filed for divorce in 2004. So they were married continuously for only about 2 years, although they did have some on and off reconciliations since then. So that $43 million seems like an enormous sum for alimony for a marriage of only two years, no matter how wealthy the husband.

]]> By: Happymom4 http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43096 Happymom4 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:13:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43096 And our family of 6 lives on much less than that IN A YEAR (!) And our family of 6 lives on much less than that IN A YEAR (!)

]]> By: Frank http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43089 Frank Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:49:07 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43089 A quick bit of work with a calculator revels that with $43,000,000 in a non-interest bearing account, one could withdraw $53,000 a week for 15 and a half years without running out. A quick bit of work with a calculator revels that with $43,000,000 in a non-interest bearing account, one could withdraw $53,000 a week for 15 and a half years without running out.

]]> By: Hans Bader http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43084 Hans Bader Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:01:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43084 The ex-wife's argument is utterly ridiculous. A deal is a deal, under Connecticut law, unless it is "unconscionable," and $43 million is anything but unconscionable. Connecticut has adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (UPAA) largely unchanged. The judge should follow it, and uphold the post-nup. See C.G.S.A. 46b-36a to 46b-36j. The ex-wife’s argument is utterly ridiculous. A deal is a deal, under Connecticut law, unless it is “unconscionable,” and $43 million is anything but unconscionable.

Connecticut has adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (UPAA) largely unchanged. The judge should follow it, and uphold the post-nup. See C.G.S.A. 46b-36a to 46b-36j.

]]> By: Todd Rogers http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43080 Todd Rogers Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:55:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43080 A deal's a deal, unless you're a liberal congressman or Swedish royalty. She could date Rep. Barney Frank but I think he's on the other team. I do recommend googling her - the jpegs are easy on the eyes... ;-) A deal’s a deal, unless you’re a liberal congressman or Swedish royalty. She could date Rep. Barney Frank but I think he’s on the other team.

I do recommend googling her – the jpegs are easy on the eyes… ;-)

]]> By: Roy B http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43079 Roy B Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:50:13 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43079 She has a lack of self confidence, fears being poor and childless, is described as a Swedish Countess, signed a post-nup that (according to the article) she had crafted by her lawyer, but she certainly does not seem to have a lack of brass (or gold). If she needs over 53K a week to live on, what would she describe poor as? She has a lack of self confidence, fears being poor and childless, is described as a Swedish Countess, signed a post-nup that (according to the article) she had crafted by her lawyer, but she certainly does not seem to have a lack of brass (or gold). If she needs over 53K a week to live on, what would she describe poor as?

]]> By: Bob Lipton http://overlawyered.com/2009/03/connecticut-divorce-43-million-pre-nup-isnt-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-43074 Bob Lipton Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:19:34 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=9872#comment-43074 I think the punchline here is "We're not arguing about what you are. We're haggling over the price." Bob I think the punchline here is “We’re not arguing about what you are. We’re haggling over the price.”

Bob

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