What is a Legal Resolution?
A Consent Agreement between spouses, or a Judge’s Decision.
If you are separating from your spouse, a legal resolution of your entitlements and obligations can be obtained in one of two ways, either by agreement reached between you, which often involves using one of the process options above, or by an adjudication, meaning a Judge (or an agreed upon Arbitrator) will make a decision on the issues in dispute after a trial (or arbitration). A contract negotiated between you and your spouse is called a Separation Agreement. It contains terms about your children, support, and property. Once signed and witnessed, the Separation Agreement is a legally binding, enforceable contract. The Separation Agreement will only contain agreed upon terms. Judge’s decisions are for spouses who cannot agree with each other, and are only obtained after a lengthy court procedure. These decisions are called Orders and they are legally binding and enforceable.
How Do you Get to a Legal Resolution?
There are a variety of Dispute Resolution process options available to reach your final and legal resolution. To find out, click on Process Options.