New York Consolidated Laws
N.Y. General Obligations Law § 3-303 (2026)
Contracts in contemplation of marriage
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§ 3-303. Contracts in contemplation of marriage. A contract made between persons in contemplation of marriage, remains in full force after the marriage takes place.
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cases, 1987–2000 · leading case: Eckstein v. Eckstein, 129 A.D.2d 552 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1987).
Eckstein v. Eckstein, 129 A.D.2d 552 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1987). “At issue are the validity of the antenuptial agreement and the demands of the defendant for the plaintiffs financial records, with which the defendant hopes to prove her contentions that the agreement was unfair and that she was induced to enter into it by fraud, notwithstanding…”
Edmonds v. Edmonds, 184 Misc. 2d 928 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2000). “Domestic Relations Law § 236 (B) (3) provides that agreements made before the marriage of the parties are enforceable in a matrimonial action if in writing, subscribed by the parties and acknowledged in the manner required to entitle a deed to be recorded (see, Avitzur v…”
Goldfarb v. Goldfarb, 231 A.D.2d 491 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep't 1996). “A duly executed agreement is provided the same presumption of legality as any other contract (see, Forsberg v Forsberg, 219 AD2d 615 ; Eckstein v Eckstein, 129 AD2d 552, 553 ; see also, General Obligations Law § 3-303). The record indicates that the antenuptial agreement was…”
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