Adler v. Adler’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “[The husband] argues that the agreement creates a windfall for the wife and places disproportionate obligations upon the parties. The husband's argument is totally devoid of merit. He apparently seeks to overturn the property settlement agreement he voluntarily entered and to avoid its consequences. Such action would render his agreement meaningless as the product of whim rather than of thoughtful planning to determine the parties' rights. We find no error in the court's action incorporating the agreement into the final judgment of dissolution. Since the agreement expressed the intent of the parties, the trial court erred in failing to enforce its provisions. [e.s.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jaffee v. Jaffee