Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are the proud parents of a newborn son, Sparrow, and a vivacious little beauty, Harlow — who’s almost two –but is a battle over the socialite’s $60 million fortune keeping the longtime couple from taking the Wedding March?

“Yep,” if a scoop featured in the Nov. 2 issue of The National Enquirer is to be believed. Tabloid insiders say the Good Charlotte rocker, 30, has effectively refused to sign a prenuptial agreement that would keep his paws of Nic’s mega-millions in the event of a divorce.

“He’s got some money, but Nicole brings a REAL fortune to the table,” an insider told < em>The Enquirer. It’s true. Nicole has amassed great wealth over the past decade, thanks to a number of business ventures, her past as a TV reality star, and a recent deal to adapt her 2005 bestseller The Truth About Diamonds for TV. “The prenup became a huge stumbling block…He feels the whole idea of a prenup shows a lack of faith in a relationship. He says prenups put a price tag on love.”

The prenup hoopla comes to the displeasure of Nicole’s father, music legend and $200 million man Lionel Richie, who can’t fathom why his future son-in-law is so against “getting it in writing.”

“He’s looking out for Nicole’s best interests. He wanted Joel to sign,” a source confided.

“Nicole was torn. She wants to be a dutiful daughter, but she doesn’t want to hurt Joel.”