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Family Law Keyed to Weisberg
Simeone v. Simeone
Facts
Appellant, Catherine Walsh Simeone, and appellee, Fredrick Simeone were married in 1975. At the time of the marriage appellee was a thirty-nine year old neurosurgeon with an approximate income of $90,000 a year. Appellant was a twenty-three year old unemployed nurse. On the eve of the wedding, appellee’s attorney presented appellant with a prenuptial agreement. Appellant signed the agreement without the assistance of counsel, and without any advice regarding the rights the agreement surrendered. The agreement limited appellant to support payments of $200 per week, with a maximum total payment of $25,000. The parties separated and appellee made payments satisfying the $25,000 limit. During divorce proceedings appellant filed a claim for alimony during the litigation. The Supreme Court affirmed a denial of her claim, finding that precedent permitted a prenuptial agreement if it either made a reasonable provision for the spouse or was entered into after full and fair disc losure of the financial positions of the parties and the statutory rights being relinquished. Appellant claims the Supreme Court’s interpretation is in error by requiring disclosure of statutory rights only when the provision made for the spouse is unreasonable. Appellant also claims the payments provided where unreasonable. The prenuptial agreement stated that alimony pendente lite (pending litigation) was relinquished. Appellant claims she was inadequately informed with respect to the nature of alimony pendente lite.
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