Separation Agreements
B. Clay Chick PLC
Agreements Designed to Hold Up When Life Changes
Litigation-informed drafting for property and debt division, spousal support, custody and child support, and the tax and insurance details that decide whether an agreement lasts.
What a complete separation agreement has to cover.
Property and debt division
Who keeps what, who owes what, and how the paperwork follows through.
Spousal support
Amount, duration, and the conditions under which support changes.
Custody and child support
Parenting terms that can carry into any later divorce proceedings.
Tax and insurance considerations
The downstream consequences agreements too often leave unaddressed.
Litigation-informed drafting
Language written by counsel who knows how agreements are attacked in court.
Common Questions
Questions we’re often asked.
A well-drafted agreement can resolve the major issues in advance and is the backbone of most uncontested divorces. Whether it fits your situation is worth an early conversation.
Yes — parenting arrangements and support terms are commonly included, and careful drafting matters because those terms can shape what follows. Court review still applies to child-related terms.
Enforceability depends heavily on how the agreement was drafted and executed. That’s exactly why litigation-informed drafting matters from the start — and why we review agreements before signature, not after a dispute.
Related guidance may matter as the situation changes.
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