A mediated divorce happens when the spouses use a trained neutral mediator to help them reach agreements on the terms and
conditions of property settlement, child custody and visitation.
Massachusetts also allows couples to make prenuptial agreements, which set out the terms and
conditions of a property settlement in the event of a divorce.
The recipient of a property settlement has some protection in the event of bankruptcy by the payor spouse, but the terms and
conditions of property settlement agreement defining alimony must be clear and lucid.
Not exact matches
Two types
of protection available: Replacement Cost
Settlement, which pays to repair or replace your home without deducting for depreciation, and Actual Cash
Settlement, which pays you for the cash value
of your
property based on its current
condition.
Defective construction, evidence
of continuing
settlement, excessive dampness, leakage, decay, termites, environmental hazards, or other
conditions affecting the health and safety
of occupants, collateral security or structural soundness
of the dwelling must render the
property ineligible until the defects or
conditions have been remedied and the probability
of further damage eliminated.
Our clients» substantial victories have come in the courtroom following hard - fought trials and through out -
of - court
settlements in claims and cases arising out
of automobile accidents and trucking collisions, defective and dangerous products, hazardous
conditions on the
property of others, professional negligence and malpractice, injuries on the job (workers compensation), the negligent practices
of corporations and businesses, and the abusive and discriminatory acts
of local governments and employers.
If the issue
of spousal support is decided by execution
of a negotiated separation and
property settlement agreement, the parties may negotiate the payment for whatever termination
conditions they wish.
In representing a plaintiff in a federal civil rights action or similar «private attorney general» actions, is an attorney obligated to inform the client that statutory attorney's fees are the client's
property which the client may waive as a
condition of settlement?
Two types
of protection available: Replacement Cost
Settlement, which pays to repair or replace your home without deducting for depreciation, and Actual Cash
Settlement, which pays you for the cash value
of your
property based on its current
condition.
The Marital
Property Settlement Agreement spells out the terms and
conditions of the division and distribution
of the marital estate.
When a couple reach an agreement about all the terms and
conditions of their divorce — the division
of the marital estate, child custody and visitation, child and spousal support — the consensus is memorized in the
Property Settlement Agreement, and is incorporated by reference into the Final Judgment
of Divorce, which is also prepared by the Plaintiff.
In a leaseback, the buyer bears the risk that the
property will not be in the same
condition at the end
of the leaseback as it was at the time
of closing /
settlement.
Under the HUD exemption, lenders need not provide the RESPA GFE and RESPA
settlement statement when six prerequisites are satisfied: (1) The loan is secured by a subordinate lien; (2) the loan's purpose is to finance downpayment, closing costs, or similar homebuyer assistance, such as principal or interest subsidies,
property rehabilitation assistance, energy efficiency assistance, or foreclosure avoidance or prevention; (3) interest is not charged on the loan; (4) repayment
of the loan is forgiven or deferred subject to specified
conditions; (5) total
settlement costs do not exceed one percent
of the loan amount and are limited to fees for recordation, application, and housing counseling; and (6) the loan recipient is provided at or before
settlement with a written disclosure
of the loan terms, repayment
conditions, and costs
of the loan.