Section 4.26 Modification of Agreements

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VI. (§4.26) Modification of Agreements

An antenuptial agreement may be modified as long as the modification is supported by adequate consideration. The modification of any contract constitutes a new contract, and general principles of contract law apply to the modifications. Schneider v. Schneider, 824 S.W.2d 942 (Mo. App. E.D. 1992). In Schneider, the antenuptial agreement was not fully performed at the time of the new agreement, and the substitution of new provisions for a provision still unperformed...