Settlement agreements must be in writing but do not have to be signed by both parties.^[1] Reconciliation agreements should be in writing, but it is unclear whether both parties must sign them.

Reconciliation v. separation: An agreement would qualify as a reconciliation agreement if executed to preserve and extend a marriage instead of negotiating the end of a marriage.^[2]
Validity: To promote the amicable settlements of disputes that have arisen or may arise between the parties to a marriage attendant upon the dissolution of their marriage, the parties may agree in writing to provisions for:^[3]

(1) the maintenance of either of the parties;
(2) the disposition of any property owned by either or both of the parties;
(3) the custody and support of the children of the parties; and
(4) the relocation of the children of the parties.

Enforceability: Reconciliation agreements are binding so long as they are entered into freely and without fraud, duress, or misrepresentation, and are not, under the circumstances, unconscionable.^[4]