Factual error: When Marylin Rexroth's ex-husband dies, she inherits his money because he had not removed her from his will after divorcing her. Under California Probate Code ยง 6122(a)(1), the dissolution of a marriage automatically revokes any disposition or appointment of property made by the will to the former spouse.
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Plot summary
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring: George Clooney, Billy Bob Thornton, Geoffrey Rush, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Jenkins, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann
Marilyn discovers that her rich husband, Rex Rexroth is having an affair. She divorces Rex, but Rex’s attorney is Miles Massey, famous for his unbreakable Massey Prenuptial Agreement. In court, Massey proves that Marilyn only married Rex for his money, and she is left with nothing. Miles falls in love with Marilyn, but she marries rich tycoon, Howard Doyle. They sign a Massey Prenup, but during the wedding reception, Howard tears it up to prove his love for Marilyn.
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Freddy Bender: Objection, Your Honor! Strangling the witness.
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