Ex-JPMorgan Banker Loses U.K. Case Over Pre-Nups

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Pre-nuptial agreements may be given decisive weight in U.K. divorces, the nation’s highest court ruled today in a case that brings the U.K. a step closer to U.S.-style “pre-nups.”

The Supreme Court in London ruled that a divorce settlement between a wealthy German heiress and a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. investment banker could be reduced because of a “pre-nup.”