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Dodson v. Dodson

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding the prenuptial agreement unenforceable on the basis that the husband failed to establish that he made a full and fair disclosure of his financial condition.

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We granted an application for interlocutory appeal to determine whether the trial court erred when it denied enforcement of a prenuptial agreement between Ricky Dodson Husband and Kelly Dodson Wife on the basis that Husband failed to establish that he made a full and fair disclosure of his financial condition. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

In relevant part, the record shows that the parties are pursuing a divorce, and Wife filed a motion to deny enforcement of a prenuptial agreement entered into by the parties. After a hearing, the trial court analyzed the prenuptial agreement under the standard set forth in Scherer v. Scherer, 249 Ga. 635 292 SE2d 662 1982, and found it to be unenforceable. Scherer holds that

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