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Family Law

Marital Settlement Agreement

Drafting comprehensive marital settlement agreements is time-intensive and error-prone. Attorneys spend hours manually organizing property divisions, calculating support obligations, and ensuring all required provisions are included while cross-referencing multiple documents and state requirements.

Automation ROI

Time savings at a glance

Manual workflow4.5 hoursAverage time your team spends by hand
With CaseMark12 minutesDelivery time with CaseMark automation
EfficiencySave 22.5x time with CaseMark

The Problem

Drafting comprehensive marital settlement agreements is time-intensive and error-prone. Attorneys spend hours manually organizing property divisions, calculating support obligations, and ensuring all required provisions are included while cross-referencing multiple documents and state requirements.

The CaseMark Solution

CaseMark automates MSA drafting by intelligently extracting information from your case documents and generating complete, court-ready agreements. Simply upload your property inventories, custody plans, and financial disclosures, and receive a fully structured settlement agreement in minutes with all required sections properly formatted.

Key benefits

How CaseMark automations transform your workflow

Generate complete MSAs in 12 minutes instead of 4+ hours of manual drafting

Automatically organize property division schedules from financial documents

Ensure all required sections and provisions are included per state requirements

Reduce drafting errors with AI-powered consistency checks across all terms

Handle multiple divorce cases simultaneously without increasing workload

What you'll receive

Article I: Division of Property
Article II: Spousal Support
Article III: Child Custody and Support
General Provisions
Signature Blocks

Document requirements

Required

  • Community Property Inventory
  • Separate Property Documentation
  • Parenting Plan or Custody Agreement

Optional

  • Financial Disclosures
  • Property Appraisals
  • Prior Settlement Negotiations

Perfect for

Family Law Attorney
Divorce Litigator
Paralegal
Solo Practitioner
Family Law Firm Associate

Also useful for

This workflow is applicable across multiple practice areas and use cases

Estate Planning72% relevant

Estate planning attorneys use marital settlement agreements to document property division and spousal rights when clients divorce, requiring updates to estate plans, trusts, and beneficiary designations.

Divorce triggers immediate estate plan revisions, and MSAs define property ownership and support obligations that directly impact trust funding, will provisions, and asset distribution strategies.

Real estate attorneys handle property transfers and refinancing required by marital settlement agreements, including quitclaim deeds, mortgage assumptions, and title changes for marital homes and investment properties.

MSAs frequently require real estate transactions to effectuate property division, including transferring marital home ownership, removing parties from mortgages, and dividing rental property portfolios.

Bankruptcy attorneys need to review and incorporate marital settlement agreements to determine property division, support obligations, and which debts are dischargeable versus non-dischargeable domestic support obligations.

MSAs establish property rights and support obligations that are critical in bankruptcy proceedings, as domestic support obligations receive priority treatment and property division affects the bankruptcy estate.

Frequently asked questions

Q

How does CaseMark handle complex property division schedules?

A

CaseMark analyzes your uploaded property inventories and financial documents to automatically extract and organize asset and debt information. The system creates itemized division schedules with proper categorization of community and separate property, ensuring nothing is overlooked in the final agreement.

Q

Can the tool incorporate existing parenting plans into the MSA?

A

Yes, CaseMark seamlessly integrates your existing parenting plans and custody agreements into Article III of the MSA. Simply upload your custody documentation, and the system will properly reference or incorporate it into the settlement agreement with correct formatting.

Q

Does the MSA include all required legal provisions and warranties?

A

Absolutely. CaseMark automatically includes all standard general provisions such as warranties, releases of claims, attorney's fee provisions, and voluntary execution acknowledgments. The system ensures your MSA meets jurisdictional requirements and includes all necessary protective language.

Q

How accurate are the spousal and child support calculations?

A

CaseMark extracts financial information from your uploaded documents and applies state-specific guidelines to generate accurate support calculations. You maintain full control to review and adjust any amounts, and the system ensures consistency between the financial data and the final support terms.

Q

Can I customize the MSA for unique case circumstances?

A

Yes, while CaseMark provides a comprehensive standard structure, you can easily modify any section to address unique circumstances in your case. The AI-generated draft serves as a complete foundation that you can refine, saving hours compared to starting from scratch.

Q

What happens if parties have already agreed on specific terms?

A

CaseMark can incorporate pre-negotiated terms from emails, notes, or prior drafts. Upload your settlement negotiation documents, and the system will extract agreed-upon terms and integrate them into the appropriate sections of the MSA, maintaining consistency throughout the document.

Q

Is the output ready to file with the court?

A

CaseMark generates a professionally formatted, comprehensive MSA that includes all standard sections and provisions. While you should always review the document for case-specific details and jurisdictional requirements, the output is structured to be court-ready with minimal additional editing required.