Find the case of Matter of Greiff decided in 1998 by the highest court in New York and printed in 92 N.Y.2d 341 concerning the enforceability of prenuptial agreements to answer the following questions.
- The court talks about a "statutory right of election". What is that and why is it important in this case?
- What were the outcomes by the Surrogate's Court of Kings County and the Second Department Appellate Division and were they upheld or reversed by the Court of Appeals?
- The court mentions a precedent known as Graham v. Graham several times in the opinion. Why is the Graham case important in this decision?
- The court "remitted" the case to the Appellate Division. What does that mean? What was the Appellate Division supposed to do?
- After this decision in 1998, there were further legal proceedings in the courts involving this case. Using the tools in Google Scholarly about the history of this case, what was the very last (in other words the most recent) outcome in the Greiff litigation? Be specific.
- Again, using Google Scholarly, give the name and citation information for another case in 2006 that mentioned Greiff in the text of its own decision. Also, tell why that 2006 case relied upon the legal principles established in Greiff.
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