How can we make a mutual post divorce agreement legally binding?
Question Details: Divorce decree states that I pay 20% of my military retirement on a monthly basis. We have agreed to a lump sum settlement.
Terence Fenelon / Law Offices Of Terence Fenelon
Answered 8 months ago
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In most juristictions, an agreement which supercedes a judgment has to be approved by the court and incorporated into the final diisolution decree. If it is an arms length transaction, fair to all parties, with no coersion, the judge will normally approve the new agreement. Unfortunatelt, you will have to go back to Court for approval.