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Wanda: Quiz time, Ralph. Jacalyn Barnett is an attorney who recommends "highlighting the legal consequences of love." What do you suppose she is talking about...
Wanda: Outstandingly wide of the mark, Ralph. Actually, the subject is marriage contracts -- prenuptial agreements, if you will. Barnett is head of the matrimonial department at a New York law firm, and she calls the prenuptial agreements legal valentines that can be "loving and protective documents...
Wanda: Not really, Ralph. Only the financial provisions seem to be enforceable. Barnett drew up a clause for a man who wanted his wife to remain slim, so the marriage contract said she would pay a fine if she gained weight, refundable upon weight loss. It's probably legally binding. Weitzman wants to see "liquidated damages." If the hubby is supposed to fix the plumbing and doesn't, he would have to pay the value of that service as a fine...
Ralph: It might be easier to remain single and just hire the help, beloved wife. For one thing, your plumber can't fine you if you develop crow's-feet or receding gums. Unless, of course, his work contract has a life-style clause prepared by Barnett...
...fish. "Now I tell them they can. The evidence has changed. Same goes for olive oil." But most of her colleagues and even doctors heap on only praise. "She has done more than any other journalist to bring accurate information about nutrition and health to the public," declares Robert Barnett, an editor of American Health. Says Dr. Ernst Wynder, president of the American Health Foundation: "When it comes to preventive advice, she is more on target that most doctors...