Submission #2 to the New Yorker:

 

Oops! My Mom Called the Lawyer Again

By Kiersten Conner-Sax

 

On a bigger money matter, sources close to Spears say she caved in to her mother's demands and asked Federline to sign a prenuptial agreement.

 

Spears had infuriated her mom, who is also her manager, when she swore her marriage to Federline would last forever and resisted having her lawyers draw up the deal. Under California law, Federline could have claimed half the pop singer's vast fortune if marriage No.2 failed and there were no prenup.

-The New York Daily News, September 20, 2004

 

 

THIS AGREEMENT MADE IN TRIPLICATE THIS 18th day of September, 2004

 

BETWEEN:

 

KEVIN FEDERLINE

 

in the State of California

 

 - AND -

 

BRITNEY SPEARS

 

in the State of California

 

 PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT

 

A.  This Prenuptial Agreement is made between KEVIN FEDERLINE (hereinafter referred to as "Pimp") and BRITNEY SPEARS (hereinafter referred to as "Brit") who are contemplating marriage each to the other;

 

B.  The parties intend for this Agreement to become effective upon their marriage, so long as it wasn't faked by her mother, pursuant to the laws of the State of California;

 

C.  The parties wish to enter into this agreement to provide for the status, ownership, and division of property between them, including future property owned or to be acquired by either or both of them within the next 3-6 weeks;

 

D.  The parties further wish to affix their respective rights (an appearance on “Get Me Out of Here, I'm a Celebrity”) and liabilities (lifelong embarrassment and/or shame) that may result from this relationship;

 

E.  The parties recognize the possibility of unhappy differences that may arise between them. Accordingly, the parties desire that the press be divided as follows: People and the National Enquirer will be pro-Britney; Us and the Star will be pro-Kevin.

 

F.  Each party has retained his/her own lawyer (or been spoken to by his/her own mother) and has received independent legal advice regarding the terms of this Agreement;

 

G.  Each party agrees and affirms the following:

 

a.  THAT the party did execute the agreement pretty much voluntarily;

b. THAT this agreement, unlike the marriage itself, was neither fake nor unconscionable when executed;

c. and THAT both parties were provided prior to execution of the agreement a fair and reasonable disclosure of the property or financial obligations or hair color of the other party.

 

I. This Agreement may only be terminated or amended by Pimp or Brit, or, if drunk, responsible members of their entourage, in writing, signed by both of them.

 

SCHEDULE "A1"

 

Separate Debts of Pimp:

 

1.  Shar Jackson, for the bearing two children, one quite recently.

 

SCHEDULE "A2"

 

Separate Debts of Brit:

 

1. Madonna, for her commitment to cabala and total inspiration.

 

SCHEDULE "B"

Shared Property:

 

1.  Maltese puppy.

                

 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED—as Brit's mother, Lynne Spears would say, that's what's truly important in life, don't you agree?

 

 

 

©2004 by Kiersten Conner-Sax

From “50 Tries” at www.connersax.com