” but it does seem noteworthy that Ricci’s parents are united even though they’ve been divorced for many years. If she’s a good daughter who’s being mistreated by one parent, why would the other parent side with his/her ex-spouse than with their child?”
I bet dollars to donuts that in there to force settlement agreement they agreed to support this child to age 21 and maybe even send her to college. when they did that they created a third-party beneficiary to the contract. The daughter can sue to receive the benefits promised in the contract.when I do these kinds of contract I never agree or let my client agreed to this kind of quiet but it’s very common.