The memo required must be drafted as a professional document, must contain citations for at least two primary legal sources. It is permissible for you to use a form or template as a base for creating your pleadings, but you must note the source of your template. You may use forms from your state (which may be called Summons and Petition or Summons and Complaint), forms from Lexis Advance.

Memo from: Attorney Anita Bryant

To: Paralegal Staff

RE: Our Client: Mary Green

We have a new divorce client, Mary Green. I have a two-part assignment for you on her case.

The first task is a draft of the pleadings to begin the divorce. These will be used to complete the actual electronic filing now required. Here is a summary of the necessary information:

• Mary Green resides at 10430 West Charles Avenue in Franklin. Her date of birth is June 11, 1970. She is employed at Citizen's Bank as an Assistant Manager.
• Her husband, John Green, resides at 7932 South 92^nd Street in Franklin. His date of birth is July 16, 1970. He is the owner of a manufacturing business, Precision Tool, Inc.
• The Greens were married in Franklin on April 24, 2001. They have two children: Timothy, date of birth August 27, 2007, and Susan, date of birth December 29, 2010.
• Mary is not pregnant. This is the first and only action for divorce. The children currently reside with Mary and have resided there for their entire lives. The couple separated last June.
• Be sure to request the appropriate relief: a divorce, joint legal custody with placement with Mary, child support, spousal support/alimony, and a property division.

This is the second marriage for both, which leads us to the second task. The couple have a premarital agreement which states that Precision Tool, Inc., belongs solely to John Green and is not subject to division in a divorce. John owned the business before the marriage. Since their marriage, the business has expanded significantly, including a new facility which was partially financed using the couple's savings and a second mortgage on the Charles Avenue property. Mary has also provided services there such as working on financial statements and other office tasks. I would like you to research premarital agreements in New York state and provide a memo to me stating what the requirements are for a valid premarital agreement in New York state, both at the time the agreement is made and at the time of the divorce.

Attorney Bryant

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