How did John and Carolyn's prenuptial agreement affect their tolerance of marital strife?
A mere ten days before their wedding, John and Carolyn signed a prenuptial agreement. The prenup stipulated that Carolyn would receive $1 million if they divorced within the first three years of marriage, $2 million if they split between three and 10 years of marriage and $3 million if they split after 10 years of marriage.
Would Carolyn have left John the year before the crash if the $2 million payout started at anniversary #2, rather than anniversary #3?
The $2 million payout to Carolyn would have remained the same, regardless of whether Carolyn stuck around for anniversary #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, or #9. What was Carolyn's incentive to remain in an unhappy marriage beyond anniversary #3?
If you were unhappily married to John, under what conditions would you decide not to hang around another year for an additional $1 million payout at anniversary #3? Would cheating be the straw to break the camel's back?
Does $3 million maximum after 10-30 years of marriage sound reasonable given John had a $30-$100 million in personal assets?