Khloe Kardashian and her husband of three weeks (and acquaintance of nearly two months), Lakers forward Lamar Odom, have reached a prenuptial agreement and will sign their marriage license this week, according to sources. E! threw a lavish wedding for the couple Sept. 27, but they were not legally married at that time because the prenup wasn't worked out yet. We are, frankly, a little surprised that the relationship lasted long enough for lawyers to work out all the details, what with the lightning-quick courtship and, of course, the fact that the whole thing seemed like a … Read More

Dr. Gail Saltz, relationship columnist for the Today Show, recently received a letter from a woman who is on the path to marriage and wants her husband-to-be to sign a prenuptial agreement.

"I look at prenups with the perspective that, if you expect the marriage to last forever, it should not matter that you signed a prenup because it  will never come into effect," the woman writes. "People on the other side say you wouldn't need to sign one if you expect the marriage to last forever. How do you recommend broaching this issue so that my boyfriend … Read More

Every once in a while, when the time is right and you’re with someone you love, they say those four little words that everyone wants to hear and a ring is involved. Sometimes those words are "Will you marry me?" But sometimes to get to that point, there are four little words spoken that are considerably less romantic: "Please sign these papers."

In this case, it appears that Jennifer Aniston has decided there is no romance without finance and is asking boyfriend John Mayer to sign a prenup before the duo … Read More

What do you get the woman who seemingly has everything?  How about a husband that won’t cheat on her!  According to Perez Hilton, socialite Ivana Trump’s husband, Italian playboy Rossano Rubicondi allegedly had sex with another woman – on national television. The post explains that Rubicondi was on Italian TV’s version of Celebrity Survivor and hooked up with Argentinian model Belen Rodriguez while the cameras were rolling and evidently didn't try too hard to hide it. 

It gets better: the tryst was brought forth by former Italian parliament member and rival contestant Vladimir Luxuria, and the public … Read More

When I had my kids, I bought ipecac syrup to keep in the medicine cabinet on the off chance that one of them might swallow something potentially fatal. Twenty years later, the bottle's still there, its seal unbroken, my heart full of thanks.

We hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Like any halfway intelligent person, we pay our insurance premiums, get our mammograms, fasten our seat belts, and go through life.

So what is it about a prenuptial agreement that sends the perfectly rational among us into a giant, collective cringe?

The evidence for their usefulness, accrued … Read More

A woman, Susan Crossley, on her fourth high-profile divorce got none of this husband’s dinero. The comely British woman has grossed £18 million (about $36 million American) on her first three divorces. The UK is known as the divorce capital of the world for a reason. Mrs. Crossley, who had been married to Mr. Stuart Crossley for only 14 months, abandoned her claim because of an airtight prenup. Evidently, Stuart Crossley’s side insisted on a Massey Prenup (see Intolerable Cruelty).

Mrs. Crossley felt that the prenup was invalid because Mr. Crossley had neglected … Read More

In a survey of 1,000 women by You & Your Wedding it was discovered that 20% of them wanted their bridesmaids to sign a contract for bridesmaid duties. Basically, a bridesmaid pre-nup includes stipulations that the bridesmaid will not make any radical changes in their appearance. These changes include severe haircuts, weight gain, and pregnancy. Nearly half of those surveyed said they would axe any attendant that violated the terms of their deal.

Some brides are hardcore. And this makes sense for hardcore brides. When everyone understands what’s on the table, it makes … Read More

A pair of well to-do Manhattanites recently pulled the plug on their wedding two hours before it was set to commence. The groom’s side blames a last second addendum to a prenuptial agreement. An investment banker (a trader, really) was set to marry a hotel heiress (not Paris Hilton) when the lawyers screwed everything up.

The wedding was set for January 5th in Florida. The two sides reached an agreement on January 2nd. But the next day, the bride’s side requested (and later demanded) a clause that would pay her alimony … Read More