Q: I was forced upon my arrival to Texas 9 years ago to sign premarital agreement… he never gave me a copy of it…
Now he want to divorce me… does this mean I won’t get anything? he is millionaire and alcoholic… what will happen to kids? I don’t have money to hire layers… what are my options
A: It depends on what you and your husband agreed to in your prenup.
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Define "force"? A lot of people claim they were "forced" to sign something, when in reality they weren't. Unless he did (of threatened to do) something to you he didn't have a legal right to do in order to induce you to sign the prenup--like hold a gun to your head to use a classic example--then you were not "forced" in the eyes of the law to sign it and, therefore, you signed it voluntarily. For example, if he threatened not to marry you if you didn't sign it, that is not "forcing" since he had a legal right not to go through with the marriage if you refused to sign the prenup.
Also, a prenup can only deal with property division, not child custody issues. If your husband is a millionaire as you claim, then the court can order him to help pay for your lawyer in the event your husband files for divorce.
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