property settlement
Asset division agreement
A property settlement is the division of assets and debts when a marriage or domestic partnership ends.
Courts approve or impose settlements covering real estate, investments, retirement accounts, and personal property.
The term also applies to any formal agreement resolving property disputes: They reached a property settlement before the divorce was finalized.
- divorce lawStatutes governing marital dissolution
- custody battleLegal contest for parenting rights
- title transferLegal ownership reassignment
- family lawJurisprudence of households
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Court-ordered post-divorce payments
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