A wealthy Sydney businessman forced to give his ex-wife, a former pole dancer, $3.2 million is asking the High Court to overturn a decision to uphold their prenuptial agreement in a case that may affect thousands of relationship contracts reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
Prior to the wedding, the couple signed a prenuptial agreement which stated that if the marriage failed within four years the husband would provide his wife with $3.2 million. They split within two years.
The husband claims his former wife fraudulently entered the marriage making him promises of sex and children. His case was unsuccessful at first instance, but he is now claiming leave to appeal on the grounds that amendments made to the Family Law Act 2009 are are mutually inconsistent and uncertain.
In Thailand, a prenuptial agreement is null and void unless it is officially registered in Thailand before the marriage. In the US and other western countries, it is generally a private agreement between parties and is not registered with the government.
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