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In a recent Nassau County case, the Supreme Court set aside a Prenuptial Agreement finding that the Husband fraudulently induced the Wife to execute a prenuptial agreement. To sustain this burden in the Petrakis case, the Wife had to prove a…

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By: Esther Schonfeld, Esq. & Deena Kessler, Esq. This week, I was fortunate and delighted to attend the wedding of a former client.  The wedding, an extremely lively and festive affair, was even more joyous because many in attendance had…