Frieda Gordon

Frieda Gordon

"Mike" was never my client. I have never met him and spoke to him only briefly on the telephone. What his fiancee at the time and I spoke about during our brief lawyer-client relationship is protected by the lawyer-client privilege. However, I will say this. Prenuptial agreements are often difficult to uphold in court. They are that much easier to overturn when spousal support is waived. If certain conditions of that waiver are not met, I am reluctant to sign off on such an agreement. I have NEVER refused to sign a prenup bargained for in good faith, with or without spousal support waivers, and certainly am not interesting in litigating anything that is unnecessary. The point of a prenuptial agreement is to attempt to avoid future litigation. Please note that the reason parties to a premarital agreement are required to have independent counsel is because their interests are not aligned, despite their common love for each other and the desire to live with each other and support each other for the rest of their lives. I will also point out that my client did, in fact, receive the balance left in our client trust account in excess of my time billed.