Heiress's Memoir: I Was Tricked Into a Bad Prenup Before My Husband's Affair

A New York heiress claims her husband persuaded her to sign a weakened prenuptial agreement just before his affair destroyed their marriage. Belle Burden makes the allegation in a new memoir. She writes that her own lawyer warned her against signing the altered document. A prenuptial agreement, or "prenup," is a contract signed before marriage. It typically outlines how assets are divided if the couple divorces. Burden states her husband convinced her to make last-minute changes to their prenup. These changes left her financially exposed when the marriage ended. The memoir details the discovery of her husband's affair and the subsequent divorce. Burden's story highlights the risks of ignoring legal advice on marital contracts.