[nicmarlo]

This is a true story and was the 1st place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Darwin Award Contest

I read this before, maybe in the journal For the Defense. I thought it was hilarious.

Question about pre-nups for second (or whatever) marriages: what if neither spouse has much assets (no property/house); and little 401K carried over from before second marriage, etc.? In other words, if second marriage is where the couple will, in effect, gather their greatest material possessions, what need would there be for a prenuptial? Can not the small amount of material possessions be in a Will (i.e., jewelery and collectibles of hers to go to her children)?

[JD86]

If neither spouse has many asssets...and neither spouse has children from a previous marriage...there is no need for a pre-nupt. However, if there are children, a pre-nupt can be a good idea even if the assets are small. It is just a way to make a list of what is owned prior to the second marriage. In some states that is very important. Let me give you a specific example. I have two sons from my first marriage....if I ever married again I would want whatever I have now to go to my sons. Whatever my new husband and I accumulate would be ours together. With a pre-nupt, if we did split up it would be easy to prove what I already owned before we got married. Again, laws are different in different states, so check with an attorney in your state if this situation applies to you.