While Jennifer Lopez's from Ben Affleck in California on Aug. 20 didn’t come as a huge shock, since the couple has been living , what was surprising is that it was reported that they don’t have a prenuptial agreement. That’s what a source close to Lopez told multiple media outlets, including , about the pair who to Las Vegas in July 2022 before their in Georgia the following month.
However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t an agreement in place. “I can't imagine that these two very smart, successful, beautiful people don't have this buttoned up and they just don't want to have everybody else know what's going on in their life,” divorce attorney Nancy Chemtob from Chemtob Moss Forman & Beyda told Yahoo Entertainment. After all, “they both have a substantial amount of wealth,” including income from two successful careers and a in Beverly Hills that they’ve been trying to offload since their April separation, said Chemtob, who is not involved in the case.
“They must have an air-tight agreement.” Celebrity attorney Chris Melcher of Walzer Melcher & Yoda in Los Angeles also finds it “highly improbable that this couple married without a premarital agreement,” he told Yahoo. “Jennifer was not required to say whether there is a premarital agreement when she filed for divorce,” said Melcher, who for a time represented Kanye West in his divorce from Kim Kardashian.
“So I caution anyone from jumping to conclusions about whether a prenup exists from Jennife.