IN RE MARRIAGE OF MELISSA

Nos. G045899, G046261.

212 Cal.App.4th 598 (2012)

In re the Marriage of RAYMOND and ROBERTA MELISSA. RAYMOND MELISSA, Appellant, v. ROBERTA MELISSA, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

As modified January 2, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shuff Law Firm and Tamara Shuff Mortensen for Appellant.

Minyard Morris , Lonnie K. Seide , Cara Elkin ; Snell & Wilmer and Richard A. Derevan for Respondent.


OPINION

O'LEARY, P. J.

Raymond Melissa (Raymond) challenges the trial court's invalidation of Roberta Melissa's (Roberta) spousal support waiver contained in a 1985 prenuptial agreement.1 Raymond argues the court erred because the waiver "does not offend contemporary public policy" and the new rules requiring a spouse to be represented by independent counsel before waiving support cannot be retroactively...

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