Opinion ID: 1751169
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Heading: Antenuptial Agreements as Contracts.

Text: As a contract, an antenuptial agreement is governed by the same principles that are applicable to other contracts, but is subject to the particular statutory requirement that an antenuptial agreement must be based on fair disclosure. See Dorshorst v. Dorshorst, 174 Neb. 886, 120 N.W.2d 32 (1963) (an antenuptial agreement, unrecognized at common law, must comply with the formalities prescribed by the statute authorizing antenuptial agreements; hence, compliance with statutory formalities is essential to the existence of an antenuptial agreement). See, also, Simeone v. Simeone, 525 Pa. 392, 581 A.2d 162 (1990) (antenuptial agreements are enforceable as any other contract and are examined under the same criteria applicable to other types of contracts); Gant v. Gant, 174 W.Va. 740, 329 S.E.2d 106 (1985) (general contract law governs antenuptial agreements); McHugh v. McHugh, 181 Conn. 482, 436 A.2d 8 (1980) (antenuptial agreement is a type of contract and must comply with ordinary principles of contract law).