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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 07:44 AM
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Marriage Prenup Included Back Rubs, $5 Nagging Fee - Ends In Divorce
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SANFORD, Fla. --Sally Erickson and Renzie Davidson thought they had the secret to marital bliss. But the eccentric list of demands outlined in their prenuptial agreement, including mandatory backrubs and a $5 nagging fee, still couldn't save their marriage.

Now Erickson is suing Davidson for fraud, alleging he divorced her in secret more than two years ago, according to Seminole County court records.

Before exchanging vows in 2001, the couple agreed to a quirky prenuptial agreement. Erickson promised to cook breakfast at least four times a week, and, in return, "Renzie will not wake Sally up on her 'off days,'" according to the document.

The agreement also required Davidson to rub Erickson's back three times a week for five minutes. If Erickson used a certain expletive, she would be sentenced to one hour of yard work. And Davidson was to pay $5 each time he complained, nagged or made "a fuss about Sally's expenditures."

Despite their carefully laid plans, Davidson, 62, decided to call it quits 3 1/2 months into the marriage. Erickson, 61, acknowledged she was served notice of the divorce suit, but she said in court pleadings that Davidson later told her he had dropped the suit.

Erickson said Davidson secretly went to court and got a default judgment against her. Documents show Davidson was granted an uncontested divorce in February 2003 without Erickson ever appearing in court. She claims she didn't know about the divorce until recently.

Davidson has not contested Erickson's claim.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/01/05/quirky_prenup_deal_doesnt_save_marriage?mode=PF
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 07:46 AM
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1. I really need to go to sleep now
Life is just looking too surreal...
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 07:48 AM
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2. Is there a way we can give them both the death penalty?
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 08:15 AM
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3. And here I thought the "secret" of my 15 years of blissful marriage
was love and commitment.

Coulda just tried for the same with a pre-nup; damn, I'm a putz.

mikey_the_rat
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 08:17 AM
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4. Sigh ...
marital bliss :eyes: right
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 08:22 AM
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5. Marital bliss is not an urban myth, it can really happen.
True, it has been hunted to near extinction, but it can still be found.

I hope, deeply, that me and Mrs. Rat were not the last ones to achieve it!

mikey_the_rat
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 08:25 AM
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6. I know you're right mikeytherat.
But it is damn near extinction for some of us!

Congratulations to you & Mrs. Rat.
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mikeytherat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 08:28 AM
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7. If you want it, you just gotta keep the faith
Given my past experiences, I would have been less surprised to find unicorns in my bathroom than marital bliss, but it all came together just right.

Best of luck to you!

mikey_the_rat
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