A negotiated settlement agreement between the parties to a divorce
Sometimes called a divorce settlement agreement, a marital settlement is a negotiated document between divorcing parties that sets out their agreements on post-marital issues such as property division, support obligations, child custody, visitation matters, and anything else that the parties resolve prior to the conclusion of their marriage.
A marital settlement agreement is usually approved by the court and will be incorporated within the court’s final divorce decree.
Most marital settlement agreements are negotiated through the divorce mediation process. Both parties should consider having a mediated divorce rather than going through the aggravating and incredibly life-disrupting divorce litigation process.
