SIMEONE V. SIMEONE
581 A.2d 162 (1990)
NATURE OF THE CASE: Catherine (W), wife, challenged the order of the Superior Court
affirming the order of the lower court, which dismissed her exceptions to a master's report
upholding the validity of a prenuptial agreement and denied her claim for alimony pendente
lite against Frederick (H). husband. W claimed the agreement was unreasonable and that she
was not informed of the nature of alimony pendente lite when she relinquished it.
FACTS: At the time of marriage to H in 1975, W was a 23-year-old nurse and H was a
39-year-old neurosurgeon. H, had an income of $90,000 per year and W was unemployed. H had
assets of $300,000. On the eve of the wedding, H's attorney presented W with a prenuptial
agreement to be signed. W signed the agreement without benefit of counsel. H's attorney did
not advise W in any form or capacity. The agreement limited W to support payments of $200
per week subject to a maximum total of $25,000 total. The parties lived together for 7 years
and divorce proceedings were started nine years after the marriage. For the two years that
they lived separate and apart, H satisfied the $25,000 limit. W then filed a claim in 1985,
for alimony pendente lite. The prenuptial agreement was affirmed and the alimony claim was
denied. W appealed.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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