A clearly customized agreement for separation, divorce or parenting may take more time to write, but the benefits are obvious, there is much less likelihood of future conflict due to ambiguity and/or lack of direction plus guidance for the future for married couples to live their lives as separate entities.

 

The morning session, Agreement Drafting, featuring The Master Agreement, presented by the author, attorney Jay Bultz is designed to educate the attendee on basic issues specific to the drafting of agreements and MOUs The afternoon session, Financial Considerations in Agreement Drafting, presented by Emily Johnston, CFP, CDFA is designed to educate attendees on basic financial and tax issues specific to family such as alimony, child support, property transfers including QDROs. 

 

Both sessions together will provide attendees with critical and invaluable knowledge to advise and protect parties in the dissolution of their marriage and sending them on their way to fend for themselves under the guidance of a comprehensive agreement.

 

About the Book 
A specific unambiguous agreement for separation or divorce may take more time to write, but the benefits to the parties
are enormous. Agreements are ignored when clients are getting along but when they run into the inevitable conflicts, a well-written agreement is essential. Clients should have set, easy-to-understand guidelines that provide clear direction. The professional’s job is to create a user-friendly
agreement that is specific to each couple’s unique needs and addresses not only the usual but the unusual situations that can arise down the road. While agreements create a framework and plan of action for the end of a marriage, they often create new obligations as well. To create
certainty related to these new obligations, agreements must be comprehensive and well-constructed. To that end, having the right tools and resources to work with is essential.

A master form is an excellent tool for guiding the parties through all of the relevant issues in a logical order while keeping the parties – and the professional – on task. With such a tool it is easy to designate any issue as “undecided” and come back to it later without it being forgotten. A master form will present various options, invite exploration of alternatives and provide a thorough discussion of specifics of each issue. This Master Agreement is that tool!

This resource will help you create a comprehensive agreement on every issue in your separation and divorce cases. Organized into issues, subjects and then topics, the Master Agreement provisions include: separation and support of the parties and an adjustment of martial rights and duties; a parenting plan covering custody, child support and protection issues; division of property; allocation of debts and liabilities; and, administrative and housekeeping provisions. Alternative options are listed so that you may select those provisions most applicable to your case.
This Master Agreement document may be used as a binding contract or simply as a memorandum of understanding. The package comes complete with a cover page, table of
contents, a comprehensive agreement, acknowledgements page and certificates of counsel and guardian. Purchase includes both a printed version and the full text on CD, in both PDF and Word.

This Master Agreement will save you time, money and grief!
Summary of Contents:
- Recitals
- Marital Rights and Obligations
- Parenting
- Assets and Income
- Debts and Liabilities
- Administrative