- Chapter 48: Premarital Agreements
- Chapter 12: Agreements
Connecticut Practice Book
Chapter 25 - Procedure in Family Matters
- Sec. 25-2A. Premarital and Postnuptial Agreements
Selected Statutes:
- Sec. 46b-36a. Short title: Connecticut Premarital Agreement Act
- Sec. 46b-36b. Definitions
- Sec. 46b-36c. Form of premarital agreement
- Sec. 46b-36d. Content of premarital agreement
- Sec. 46b-36e. Effect of marriage on premarital agreement
- Sec. 46b-36f. Amendment or revocation of premarital agreement after marriage
- Sec. 46b-36g. Enforcement of premarital agreement
- Sec. 46b-36h. Enforcement of premarital agreement when marriage void
- Sec. 46b-36i. Statute of limitation re claims under premarital agreement
- Sec. 46b-36j. Premarital agreements made prior to October 1, 1995, not affected
| Recent Connecticut Case Law |
- Bedrick v. Bedrick, 300 Conn. 691 (2011). "We conclude that postnuptial agreements are valid and enforceable and generally must comply with contract principles. We also conclude, however, that the terms of such agreements must be both fair and equitable at the time of execution and not unconscionable at the time of dissolution."
- Crews v. Crews, 295 Conn. 153 (2010)."The trial court determined that the antenuptial agreement was not governed by the provisions of the Connecticut Premarital Agreement Act (act), General Statutes sec. 46b-36a et seq., presumably because the act applies only to antenuptial agreements entered into on or after October 1, 1995; General Statutes sec. 46b-36a; and the parties had entered into their agreement on June 24, 1988. The trial court concluded, instead, that the antenuptial agreement was governed by the equitable rules established in McHugh v. McHugh, 181 Conn. 482, 436 A.2d 8 (1980)."
- Friezo v. Friezo , 281 Conn. 166 (2007). "Although sec. 46b-36g does not expressly define 'fair and reasonable' financial disclosure, a plain reading of the statute indicates that the term was intended to be understood in the context of the phrase that directly follows, namely, 'the amount, character and value of property, financial obligations and income of the other party . . . ' General Statutes sec. 46b-36g (a) (3). Accordingly, 'fair and reasonable' disclosure refers to the nature, extent and accuracy of the information to be disclosed, and not to extraneous factors such as the timing of the disclosure."
