The woman, Mariam Ayad, was attempting to exercise her legal right to a divorce last year when her husband, Ayad Hashim Latif, revealed that on the day of their wedding in 2008, she had signed an Islamic prenuptial agreement to have all matters regarding the marriage and divorce be decided according to Sharia law.
Oops.
I’m surprised the ruling wasn’t that the agreement is void as against public policy. Guess she’ll have to pay an appellate lawyer now. But yes, READ WHAT YOU SIGN BEFORE YOU SIGN IT. I tell my clients all the time that it’s much cheaper to ask, “Should I do this?” than to tell your lawyer, “Hey, I just did this - that’s okay, right?” [insert rolley-eye emoji here]
Can one legally sign away Constitutional rights?