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Kevin Costner’s Divorce Battle amid ‘Ironclad’ Prenup: Why Celeb Premarital Agreements Are Contested

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Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner are locked in a legal battle despite having an "ironclad" prenup.

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There are things you can do to make sure your premarital agreement is enforceable, according to Marilyn Chinitz, a high-profile divorce attorney and partner in the matrimonial and family law practice at Blank Rome.

"In order to ensure that the prenuptial agreement is not at risk of being set aside, you must make sure that the agreement is fully negotiated, that both parties have counsel, and that full disclosure is provided as part of the agreement," she told Fox News Digital.

The most unusual provision Chinitz has seen in a prenup required "a spouse to give the other spouse a foot massage once weekly. At first, I thought it was just injection of humor, but then found out it was not."

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Premarital agreements can be "tricky," but are a "major advantage" when it comes to keeping lives in order in the event of divorce, Chinitz explained to Fox News Digital.

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"Kevin Costner’s Divorce Battle amid ‘Ironclad’ Prenup: Why Celeb Premarital Agreements Are Contested," by Lauryn Overhultz was published in Fox News Digital on July 31, 2023.