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Marriage Agreements

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Negotiating a marriage agreement
<blockquote><tt>(3) On application by a spouse, the Supreme Court may set aside or replace with an order made under this Part all or part of an agreement ... only if satisfied that one or more of the following circumstances existed when the parties entered into the agreement:</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote>:<blockquote><tt>(a) a spouse failed to disclose significant property or debts, or other information relevant to the negotiation of the agreement;</tt></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>:<blockquote><tt>(b) a spouse took improper advantage of the other spouse's vulnerability, including the other spouse's ignorance, need or distress;</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(c) a spouse did not understand the nature or consequences of the agreement;</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(d) other circumstances that would, under the common law, cause all or part of a contract to be voidable.</tt></blockquote></blockquote>