marital settlement agreement

marital settlement agreement
The document that sets out the terms of a divorce settlement between two spouses. The marital settlement agreement (MSA) is usually incorporated into the final judgment issued by the judge so that it has the force of a court order.
Category: Divorce & Family Law → Divorce, Child Support & Custody

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