An Uncontested Divorce Where One Spouse Keeps Investment Property and Business Interests

This couple had been married a few years, had no children, and had already separated. One spouse had built up real estate and business holdings during the marriage, while the other had a comparatively simple financial picture. They wanted a clean, fast divorce without a fight over any of it, so the case came down to writing that agreement down clearly enough for a judge to sign.

The settlement agreement gave the spouse who owned the properties and business interests all of them: two investment condominiums, each with a mortgage in that spouse's sole name, and ownership stakes in several limited liability companies held with outside partners, some of which own real estate. The other spouse expressly gave up any claim to a marital share of those assets, to any increase in their value, and to credit for mortgage payments made during the marriage. The spouse keeping the properties took on every mortgage, tax, assessment, and business liability and agreed to protect the other spouse from any claim arising from them. If a title company or lender later needs it, the other spouse agreed to sign a quitclaim deed within thirty days of a written request.

The rest of the agreement was straightforward. Each spouse kept their own vehicles, with a leased car staying with the spouse who drives it and that spouse responsible for the lease. Retirement and investment accounts stayed with whoever held them, and the joint checking account went to one spouse, who had thirty days after judgment to remove the other's name or close it. Neither spouse asked for alimony, each paid their own attorney's fees, and neither requested a name change.

The couple signed over video with a remote online notary. One document needed a date corrected, so the settlement agreement was re-signed the following day, and the filing waited a short time while a payment method for the court filing fee was added. Once the petition was e-filed, the proposed Final Judgment was submitted through the court's portal, and the judge entered it the same day without a hearing.