Let's Remake a Deal

But how voluntary is a postnuptial agreement? A person whose betrothed proposes an unfair prenuptial agreement can walk away from the engagement. But the spouse who is asked to sign a postnup has invested financially and emotionally in the union and may have children to think about. Francesca Pacelli says she signed the postnup agreement "because I didn't want my sons to grow up without a father." McCaughey Ross has claimed that her husband forced her to sign the postnuptial agreement in return for a financial contribution to keep her campaign for Governor afloat. "My reaction was utter disbelief," she says. "I was put under extraordinary public and financial pressure and emotional pressure." The judge ruled last month that although the agreement seems clear, a hearing should be held to determine whether it was signed under duress.