title: Is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure?
abstract: In this month's column, we shall begin a two-part series on the physician and matrimonial law. While this topic is at best tangentially related to clinical gastroenterology, I believe that you will nonetheless find it interesting, informative, and perhaps even useful. The first part addresses the issues surrounding the antenuptial agreement, while the second will be concerned with divorce along with the theories of distribution of marital assets.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008393:Marriage; D014481:United States