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The most common family law agreements are:
*''cohabitation agreements'', used when a couple plan on living together but don't plan on marrying,
*''marriage agreements'', used when a couple plan to marry, and
*''separation agreements'', used when married spouses or unmarried spouses have separated.


The most common family law agreements are: ''cohabitation agreements'', used when a couple plan on living together but don't plan on marrying; ''marriage agreements'', used when a couple plan to marry; and, ''separation agreements'', used when married spouses or unmarried spouses have separated. Other agreements might include ''interim agreements'', made after negotiations have started but before a final settlement, ''parenting agreements'', ''trust agreements'', ''confidentiality agreements'' and so on.
Other agreements might include ''interim agreements'', made after negotiations have started but before a final settlement, ''parenting agreements'', ''trust agreements'', ''confidentiality agreements'' and so on.


==Execution==
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Signing the agreement does not make the witness a party to the agreement or put the witness under any obligation at all to either party.
Signing the agreement does not make the witness a party to the agreement or put the witness under any obligation at all to either party.


==Signing the Agreement==
==Signing the agreement==


Family law agreements are executed by having each of the parties sign their names, using their normal signatures, in a spot on the last page of the agreement that looks like this:
Family law agreements are executed by having each of the parties sign their names, using their normal signatures, in a spot on the last page of the agreement that looks like this:
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An agreement that has been executed by both parties is called a ''perfected agreement''.
An agreement that has been executed by both parties is called a ''perfected agreement''.
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