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10/3/2016
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VerifiedHi and welcome to JA. Ray here to help you today.Please bear with me a few moments while I review your question and respond.
When and if you begin the divorce proceedings, you will attach the separation agreement to your divorce papers and ask the court to merge, but not incorporate, the agreement into the final judicial decree. If the marital separation agreement is incorporated into the decree, it becomes a court order and is enforceable by the court. If you don't incorporate the separation agreement into your decree, it simply becomes a contract or agreement between you and your spouse.
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