The parties separated after a 16-year marriage.
During a brief reconciliation attempt, they negotiated a marriage contract.
The wife intended to give the husband one-half the value of the matrimonial home, but a drafting error in the contract gave him the full value.
The husband and his lawyer noticed the error but failed to seek clarification.
At the time, the wife was suffering from undiagnosed bipolar disorder and hypomania, causing her to act recklessly.
The court found the contract void ab initio due to a lack of consensus ad idem on a fundamental term.
Alternatively, the court set aside the contract under the Family Law Act due to the wife's lack of capacity and unconscionability.
The court ordered an equalization payment, retroactive spousal support, and retroactive and ongoing child support.
