DIVORCE AGREEMENT

divorce  agreement.A  contractual  agreement  that  sets  out  divorcing  spouses’  rights  and

responsibilities regarding  property, alimony,  custody,  visitation, and child support. • The divorce

agreement  usu.  becomes incorporated  by  court  order  as a  part of  the  divorce  decree  and  thus is

enforceable by  contempt, among  other remedies. —  Also termed agreement incident to divorce;

marital settlement agreement; separation agreement. Cf. PROPERTY SETTLEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]