Re:Elon Musk: Correcting the Record About My Divorce
by jboydyhacker on Thursday July 08, 2010 @09:48PM
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To be honest I have never been what you would call a huge Elon Musk fan but this was a very well laid out case. The amazing part of course is even though he had a prenup, the judges and lawyers have allowed this to go on so long he has huge legal fees. I have seen this happen to several entrepreneur friends of mine--in fact (true story)-- I know what entrepreneur who had a prenum and divorced and remarried the same woman TWICE. Got soaked both times even w/ prenup. People should be able to get married in the United States without the risk of massive wholesale wealth transfer.
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Re:Elon Musk: Correcting the Record About My Divorce
by jacquesm on Friday July 09, 2010 @02:39AM
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> I know what entrepreneur who had a prenum and divorced and remarried the same woman TWICE. Got soaked both times even w/ prenup.
That doesn't sound too clever to me. Once bitten twice shy right ?
Re:Elon Musk: Correcting the Record About My Divorce
by jboydyhacker on Friday July 09, 2010 @10:59AM
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The guy married her before his first startup...sold it for 800m...she divorced him. He was on is back. Did another startup--remarried same woman. Divorced again. Taken to bank both times. Prenup thrown out both times. It ain't right.
Re:Elon Musk: Correcting the Record About My Divorce
by loewenskind on Friday July 09, 2010 @05:05AM
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>even though he had a prenup
He didn't have a prenup. If he did the case would probably already be over.
Re:Elon Musk: Correcting the Record About My Divorce
by yardie on Friday July 09, 2010 @09:44AM
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Prenups can be disregarded for all types of reasons. The main one I've heard is when one spouse makes, whats considered to be, unreasonable conditions, ie., "Sign this contract or I won't marry you".
That's why Elon put in their that little line that witnesses and council were there for the postnup. If one spouse has council and the other doesn't when they sign a prenup. that prenup is toast.
Re:Elon Musk: Correcting the Record About My Divorce
by egkjellman on Friday July 09, 2010 @10:30AM
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> unreasonable conditions, ie., "Sign this contract or I won't marry you".
I'm confused. Isn't this kind of the point of a pre-nup?
If this "threat" weren't hanging over every pre-nup, why would one ever be signed in the first place?