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Statute of Limitation on Pre-Nuptial Agreements Tolled Until Divorce Action Commenced

Posted by Daniel Clement on July 10, 2007
Governor Spitzer signed into law, this week, a bill amending Domestic Relations Law  §250, tolling the three year statute of limitations for commencing an action or asserting a defense that arises from a pre-nuptial or post nuptial agreement until service of process has been completed in a divorce action or until one of the parties dies. The law does not apply to separation agreements or agreements entered into during the matrimonial action. What this means in plain English is that a party does not have to take any action to enforce or to declare void a marital agreement until an... More
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