Signing Requirements
Both parties must sign the agreement.[1]
Laws
- Content: A separation agreement may include provisions relating to a parenting plan. Conditions relating to the legal custody, residency, visitation, parenting time, support, or education of minor children remain subject to the court’s control.[2]
- Jurisdiction: Matters settled in a valid separation agreement, other than those about the legal custody, residency, visitation, parenting time, support, or education of the minor children, shall not be subject to subsequent modification by a court except: (1) As prescribed by the agreement; or (2) as agreed to by the parties.[3]
- Intent to Divorce: The rules for separation agreements apply to all contracts between spouses entered into during marriage regardless of whether the parties intend to remain married at the time of execution.[4]