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separation agreement
separation agreement definition - legal
n
A
written agreement between husband and wife in contemplation of divorce
detailing how their property is to divided, how alimony or child support is to
be paid and in what amount by whom to the other, and custodial arrangements for
children. Such a paper is legally enforceable and may have income-tax
implications if the couple has physically separate domiciles.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
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