contract cases
First Case: After marrying in January 2001, actress Halle Berry filed for divorce from Eric Benet in April of this year, citing irreconcilable differences. Benet is challenging their prenuptial agreement in court seeking “spousal support.” According to thesmokinggun.com Benet filed papers in Los Angeles Superior Court asking that a judge “determine the validity and/or enforceability of the parties’ prenuptial agreement and subsequent amendments thereto.” The papers show that he is asking that Berry pay his legal bills and spousal support. Since there is nowhere that it states exactly what the prenuptial agreement entails, I really can’t tell whether Benet would have any ground to stand on. I believe that since they signed an agreement before the marriage took place, that the courts would uphold the agreement. Depending upon the actual terms and wording of the agreement between them, Benet may be entitled to some sort of settlement from Berry. At the most, he may be able to receive compensatory damages in the form of alimony or for her to pay his legal fees, but I do not think that he will get the alimony, as that is usually a major issue discussed in a prenuptial agreement.