{"id":2674,"date":"2020-04-30T17:23:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T21:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2020-04-30T17:23:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T21:23:16","slug":"extra-time-on-your-hands-re-read-your-divorce-settlement-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2674","title":{"rendered":"Extra time on your hands? Re-read your divorce settlement agreement!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When a client walks out of the courthouse after finalizing their divorce, there are generally overwhelmed with a flood of emotions and that is completely understandable.  Time to recover and relax a bit. Time to move forward.  Many people believe that once your divorce is done, its done and all the paperwork can be hidden away in a file cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, as time moves on, it would be prudent to revisit your settlement agreement to insure that its terms have been implemented.  Have all the financial accounts been divided and closed? Have you each obtained your own auto insurance? What about health insurance?  If life insurance is required are the policies in place with the correct benefit amounts and beneficiary designations?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A great deal of time, energy, and money was spent on getting to the point where that Settlement Agreement became a reality.  The terms were important then and remain important now.  Make sure you are in compliance with your agreement and that your ex-spouse is as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of whether you used the Durst Firm for your divorce we would be happy to review your agreement with you to determine in any further action is necessary.  We can even conduct our review remotely during this pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a client walks out of the courthouse after finalizing their divorce, there are generally overwhelmed with a flood of emotions and that is completely understandable. Time to recover and relax a bit. Time to move forward. Many people believe &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2674\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-durstfirm-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6omM8-H8","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3047,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=3047","url_meta":{"origin":2674,"position":0},"title":"What is an &#8220;uncontested&#8221; divorce?","author":"Sandy Durst","date":"November 15, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"What Is an Uncontested Divorce in New Jersey? 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This case also stands as a warning, in my mind, against\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Durst Firm News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Durst Firm News","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1185,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=1185","url_meta":{"origin":2674,"position":3},"title":"Is there a &#8220;do over&#8221; in divorce?","author":"Sandy Durst","date":"September 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Settling a divorce case often comes at the 11th hour and after intense, drawn out settlement discussions.\u00a0 A settlement is a collection of mutually acceptable compromises and a settlement cannot be properly viewed as a win or lose proposition.\u00a0 Frankly, no one ever gets all that they want regardless of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Durst Firm News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Durst Firm News","link":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2806,"url":"https:\/\/thedurstfirm.com\/?p=2806","url_meta":{"origin":2674,"position":4},"title":"Do I keep the house I owned before we got married?","author":"Sandy Durst","date":"April 29, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The Impact of Premarital House Ownership on Divorce Settlements Marriage is a legally binding agreement between two people, and divorce is the legal dissolution of that agreement. 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