2020-02-10 Us Weekly

LAW AND ORDER

When Hollywood heavy-

weights need a divorce, they

call Laura Wasser. The

in-demand attorney talks to Us

On Prenuptial

Agreements

I don’t necessarily think

everyone should have a

prenup. What I think is

that everybody should

know the law that will

apply to them when

they’re married and if

their marriage ends. If you

know that law and you’re

OK with it, then you don’t

necessarily need a prenup.

People say, “Entering

into a contract about my

marriage is so unromantic,

so unsexy.” But you’re

Y

ou may not know her name or even her

face, but you definitely know Laura

Wasser’s work. The family law attorney,

a partner at Wasser, Cooperman & Man-

dles who’s sometimes called the Disso

(not Disco) Queen — as in dissolution of mar-

riage — has represented some of the biggest stars

in their divorces and even inspired Laura Dern’s

character, Nora Fanshaw, in Noah Baumbach’s

Oscar-nominated film, Marriage Story. “The

biggest misconception about divorce attorneys

is that we try to stir the pot,” Wasser tells Us

exclusively. “Most of us really do want to try and

help people.” She shares more with Us, including

marriage advice for Harry and Meghan.

entering into a contract

every time you get mar-

ried, so you really need to

think about what the terms

of that contract are.

On the Craziest

Celeb Request Ever

Someone said, “If she

doesn’t lose the baby

weight in 12 months, and

we get divorced, I don’t

want to have to give her

what we agreed on in the

prenup.” [I said,] “First

of all, it would be unen-

forceable; second of all,

IS HARD TO DO

(^42) | FEBRUARY 10, 2020