Family law agreements are about really important things like where the children will live, who will pay support to whom, and how the parties will divide their property and debts. As a result, the terms of the agreement are almost always the result of lots of talking and negotiating. It is critical that:

Properly negotiating and entering into a family law agreement isn't simply a matter of putting the important parts on paper and signing the document. There must be fairness in the way an agreement is negotiated, fairness in the way it is drafted, and fairness in the way it is signed. The people who are negotiating the agreement must be able to understand the agreement, be capable of agreeing to it, and agree to it voluntarily. This is what section 93(3) of the ''[[Family Law Act]]'' says about agreements for the division of property and debt: