marriage settlement
Spousal property contract
A marriage settlement is a legal agreement made before or during marriage that determines how property and assets will be handled, particularly in the event of divorce or death.
Historically, settlements protected a wife's property from her husband's control or creditors.
The term now often refers to financial arrangements reached when a marriage ends: The marriage settlement gave her the house and half his pension.
- dowryMarital property transfer
- jointureWidow's legal estate
- postnuptial agreementContract between spouses post-ceremony
- prenuptial agreementLegal contract before marriage
- joint assetsProperty owned in common
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- marriage giftsdowry, bridewealth, bride price, trousseau, hope chest
- marital propertymarital property, marital assets, community property, separate property, joint property
- Marriage Documentswedding certificate, prenup, prenuptial agreement
marriage settlementdivorce decree
Court document ending marriage
divorce settlement · decree absolute · annulment · separation agreement · divorce papers