marital agreement

marital agreement
n.
An agreement or contract between a married couple or a couple about to get married, usually stating which partner owns what marital property.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


marital agreement
n. An agreement between spouses resolving issues pertaining to their joint and individual property during the marriage and/or after divorce.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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