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“Mrs. Moore, has your attorney explained the three main reasons that are grounds for dismissing a prenuptial agreement?” “Yes, Your Honor.” “And you understand that duress means the agreement was presented too close to the date of the marriage, or some similar issue?” “Yes, Your Honor.” “And coercion would be like offering ultimatums, and fraudulent financial disclosure explains itself.” === Brennan stood with a broad smile on his face and shook all of his lawyers’ hands like he was O. J. Simpson and had just avoided a double murder rap. === Outside the courthouse, my lawyer said it was all his fault. As I looked at him and his off-the-rack suit and Supercuts haircut, my thick file tucked under his right arm, I realized he had no idea the hearing had been fixed. He’d followed the rules and assumed everyone else would as well. I’d done the same, and look where that had gotten me.