marriage settlement agreement
1marriage settlement — n 1: antenuptial agreement 2: a written agreement regarding matters of support, custody, property division, and visitation upon a couple s divorce – called also marriage settlement agreement; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Mer …
2marriage settlement — noun a prenuptial agreement or contract • Syn: ↑marriage contract • Hypernyms: ↑contract * * * noun 1. : a settlement of property by a party to a marriage or by a third person in view and in consideration of marriage 2. : a settlement of property …
3marriage settlement — A settlement of property by one spouse on the other or an agreement with respect to the rights of one spouse in the property of the other, as surviving spouse or otherwise, or with respect to the disposition of property, or with respect to… …
4agreement — agree·ment n 1 a: the act or fact of agreeing by mutual agreement b: unity of opinion, understanding, or intent; esp: the mutual assent of contracting parties to the same terms if they reach agreement ◇ Under common law, agreement is a necessary… …
5marriage — mar·riage / mar ij/ n 1: the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a legal, consensual, and contractual relationship recognized and sanctioned by and dissolvable only by law see also divorce 2: the ceremony… …
6marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… …
7marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… …
8Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …
9settlement — noun 1 official/legal agreement ADJECTIVE ▪ final ▪ lasting, long term, permanent ▪ comprehensive ▪ a lasting and comprehensive peace settlement …
10marriage articles — The articles of an agreement made by parties in contemplation of marriage, usually in anticipation of the drafting of a formal marriage settlement. 26 Am J1st H & W § 278. See marriage settlement …
