Glasgow Herald article
13 February 2008
The validity of pre-nuptial agreements was
given a boost yesterday after a wife dropped out of a divorce case expected to
be a defining moment for the contracts.
Stuart Crossley was set to argue yesterday
at the High Court in
They had taken legal advice before agreeing
they would not seek a share of the other's assets if their marriage ended.
The test case for the pre-nuputial
agreement was given the go-ahead by judges at the Court of Appeal who rejected
Susan Crossley's claim the contract was invalid and she should be able to go
through the normal, lengthy divorce court procedure.
After the separation Mrs Crossley, 50, had claimed a share of husband Stuart's