Janet answers “How do you think Sydney could have avoided...”

Doris Kinsley asked this question about Fall from Grace:

How do you think Sydney could have avoided her husband's lack of follow through regarding a will? How do you think the plot would have evolved if she didn't have to struggle to survive?

Janet That was the piece that drove me nuts about the book - it just was not realistic that her husband took the ex-wife out of the will (and I think they w…moreThat was the piece that drove me nuts about the book - it just was not realistic that her husband took the ex-wife out of the will (and I think they were only divorced for two years before he married Sydney), but then he failed to add Sydney after sixteen years of marriage? Not buying it!(less)

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Adam Zorzi I had to put it down after the first 5 pages to get over this false premise. In Connecticut, the wife is entitled to 1/3 of the estate no matter what ...more
Feb 07, 2019 07:37AM · flag

Ruth It looked like Steel covered that base by means of the couple’s pre-nup, which declared their assets stayed separate. I dunno if that’s Ct law or not, ...more
Jul 22, 2019 02:50PM · flag

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