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July 16, 2010
Andrew Bergh: Groom wins dispute over a pre-nup in Farsi
By ANDREW BERGH
Special to the Journal
Special to the Journal
Don't sign anything written in a foreign language (unless you truly understand it).
This bit of wisdom is courtesy of a Washington case called Marriage of Obaidi. To his later dismay, a certain newlywed learned that a prenuptial agreement written in Farsi contained a surprise clause or two.
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