After News of Royal Engagement, Speculation About Royal Prenup
Following today’s news of a royal engagement between Prince William and his longtime girlfriend, Kate Middleton, comes speculation about whether the two will have a prenuptial agreement.
Until recently, the advance pacts about how to handle marital assets in the event of a divorce, weren’t considered valid under British law. But following a landmark supreme court ruling last month in the case of German heiress Katrin Radmacher, they are now enforceable, according to the Financial Times (sub. req.) and the Guardian.
Speaking generally about the need for Middleton’s new role to be clear before she joins the royal family, a onetime private secretary to the former Princess Diana, the prince’s deceased mother, suggested that a prenup should be part of the advance planning, reports the Daily Mail.
“There will be a tidal wave of sentimental slush, but I believe what I’m saying,” says Patrick Jephson. “You’ve got be practical. If she was my sister, I’d tell her to get a good prenup.”
Hat tip: The Christian Institute
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Daily Mail: “Judges back prenups for Britain: Traditional marriage laws are swept aside in landmark decision by Supreme Court”
