Paige Elliott , P.C.

Many of the matters incidental to a divorce may be promptly resolved if they are agreed upon or "settled" between the parties outside of court. The matters that the parties agree upon is presented to the court in a document called "Agreement of the Parties," which may deal with property division, support, custody and visitation, insurance, and many other subjects. Though the parties have great flexibility, they may agree to arrangements to certain matters such as equal time-sharing of children, which the court is not likely to grant. If the court accepts the agreement, it will adopt it as part of the Final Divorce Decree, which gives your agreement the binding strength of a court order, enforceable by contempt proceedings (see page 5). Disputes over custody, support, property division, or visitation will prohibit an uncontested divorce as discussed above. A divorce is not considered "uncontested" if the agreement of the parties is reached only after substantial attorney time and negotiation.