September 12, 2019 – Prenuptial Agreements

“A domestic contract and its intent remind the court of the old advertisement a deoderant soap, namely that it “takes the worry out of being close”.  However, once the fragrance of the relationship dissipates, the emotional consequences of the breakdown of the relationship motivate parties to closely scrutinize the agreement that was made; rarely is it that both parties find fault with their agreement and frequently, one wishes to rely upon it and the other wishes to set it aside.  Television and its fictional interpretation of reality (perhaps), provided us with attorney Arnold Becker who stated “I’ve never seen a prenup I couldn’t break”

Balsmeier v. Balsmeier, 2014 ONSC 5305 (CanLII) at 43