What should a divorce settlement agreement include?
What should a divorce settlement agreement include?
Agreements Must Be Based Upon Full Financial Disclosure Money and assets are key elements of divorce agreements. Child support, spousal support, and division of assets require full disclosure of finances by each spouse. Do not sign a divorce agreement unless you have legal advice from a lawyer.
What happens if one partner doesn’t want a divorce?
If you properly served the divorce petition and your spouse filed an uncontested response, but won’t sign off on the final divorce papers, courts in some states may allow the case to proceed as though it’s uncontested. You may wait to be assigned a court appearance date.
What happens if spouse refuses to sign separation agreement?
Separation agreement is a general term used to describe a written contract that spouses enter into to address some or all issues arising from their marital separation. Therefore, if a spouse refuses to sign a separation agreement, the other spouse cannot force the unwilling spouse to do so.
