Contract Doctrine and Marital Agreements in New York

Index

• Chapter 10 MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTUAL SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE
• Chapter 11 CUSTODY, PARENTING TIME, RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING, ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION, NAME CHANGES
• Chapter 12 PENSIONS AND QDROS
• Chapter 13 DEATH, SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS, AND PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION
• Chapter 14 AGREEMENTS TO PAY SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE AFTER REMARRIAGE AND DEATH
• Chapter 15 THIRD PARTIES AND THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
• Chapter 16 ACCELERATION CLAUSES, CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES,LOST PROFITS, AND CONTRACTUAL INTEREST RATES
• Chapter 17 LIQUIDATED DAMAGE CLAUSES
• Chapter 18 MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS
• Chapter 19 OPTIONS
• Chapter 20 SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
• Chapter 21 RECONCILIATION AND REPUDIATION OF AGREEMENTS
• Chapter 22 ACCORD AND SATISFACTION, SUBSTITUTION OF AGREEMENTS
• Chapter 23 RELEASES, INDEMNIFICATION, AND EXCULPATORY CLAUSES
• Chapter 24 UNCONSCIONABILITY: PROCEDURAL UNCONSCIONABILITY AND SUBSTANTIVE UNCONSCIONABILITY
• Chapter 25 FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SPOUSES AND AFFIANCED COUPLES
• Chapter 26 CONVERSION DIVORCES
• Chapter 27 AMBIGUOUS AGREEMENTS
• Chapter 28 RESCISSION
• Chapter 29 REFORMATION
• Chapter 30 STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS
• Chapter 31 EQUITABLE ESTOPPEL, LACHES
• Chapter 32 GENERAL AND SPECIFIC MERGERS CLAUSES
• Chapter 33 PLENARY ACTIONS
• Chapter 34 FAMILY COURT
• Chapter 35 WAIVERS
• Chapter 36 INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
• Chapter 37 RATIFICATION
• Chapter 38 COMITY AND BILATERAL FOREIGN DIVORCE JUDGMENTS
• Chapter 39 COUNSEL FEES
• Chapter 40 ALLEGATIONS IN VACATUR PROCEEDINGS
• Chapter 41 PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
• Chapter 42 EXPRESS ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN COHABITING PARTNERS
• Chapter 43 UNJUST ENRICHMENT, QUANTUM MERUIT, QUASI CONTRACT, IMPLIED CONTRACT
• Chapter 44 CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND TORT, INTENTIONAL AFFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
• Chapter 45 HOW COURTS HAVE CONSTRUED CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE
• Chapter 1 AGREEMENTS IN GENERAL: PRINCIPLES OF CONTRACT DOCTRINE
• Chapter 2 CONSIDERATION
• Chapter 3 FAILURE TO READ AN AGREEMENT
• Chapter 4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• Chapter 5 MERGER AND SURVIVAL OF AN AGREEMENT
• Chapter 6 ARBITRATION
• Chapter 7 SEVERABILITY CLAUSES
• Chapter 8 DRL § 240(1-B)(H)OPT-OUT RECITALS FROM STATUTORY CHILD SUPPORT
• Chapter 9 MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTUAL CHILD SUPPORT