Difference between revisions of "Enforcing Family Law Agreements"

Where an agreement provides for the division property and debt and someone doesn't live up to his or her obligations, the agreement can be enforced by starting a court proceeding in the Supreme Court for ''breach of contract'', asking the court to make an order for the ''specific performance'' of the agreement by the person in breach, plus an order for costs.  An order for the specific performance of an agreement requires the breaching person to do whatever it is that the agreement required of him or her, like transferring real property, surrendering personal property, or paying a debt. An order for costs requires the breaching person to pay some money toward the cost of the court proceeding.