(a) Parties to a premarital agreement may contract with respect to:
(1) The rights and obligations of each of the parties in any of the property of either
or both of them whenever and wherever acquired or located;
(2) The right to buy, sell, use, transfer, exchange, abandon, lease, consume, expend,
assign, create a security interest in, mortgage, encumber, dispose of, or otherwise
manage and control property;
(3) The disposition of property upon separation, marital dissolution, death, or the occurrence
or nonoccurrence of any other event;
(4) The modification or elimination of spousal support;
(5) The making of a will, trust, or other arrangement to carry out the provisions of the
agreement;
(6) The ownership rights in and disposition of the death benefit from a life insurance
policy;
(7) The choice of law governing the construction of the agreement; and
(8) Any other matter, including their personal rights and obligations, which are not in
violation of public policy or a statute imposing a criminal penalty.
(b) The right of a child to support may not be adversely affected by a premarital agreement.
Notes of Decisions
Penhallow v. Penhallow, 649 A.2d 1016 (R.I. 1994).
· cites it 4× “Insofar as the agreement set forth the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to their personal and real property, the subject matter of the agreement was clearly permissible under subsections (a)(1) and (2) of § 15-17-3. Section III of the agreement called for the…”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-17-3(a) — 1 case
Penhallow v. Penhallow, 649 A.2d 1016 (R.I. 1994).
“Insofar as the agreement set forth the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to their personal and real property, the subject matter of the agreement was clearly permissible under subsections (a)(1) and (2) of § 15-17-3. Section III of the agreement called for the…”
— R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-17-3(a)(8) — 1 case
Penhallow v. Penhallow, 649 A.2d 1016 (R.I. 1994).
“Insofar as the agreement set forth the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to their personal and real property, the subject matter of the agreement was clearly permissible under subsections (a)(1) and (2) of § 15-17-3. Section III of the agreement called for the…”
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