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The last part of a family law agreement is where each of the parties will sign their names in the presence of a witness. The parties can sign the agreement at the same time or separately, at different times, and in different locations. Either way, each party's signature must be witnessed, and the witness, after seeing the party sign the agreement, must sign their name to the agreement. The witness usually provides some other information, typically their full name, address, and occupation. | The last part of a family law agreement is where each of the parties will sign their names in the presence of a witness. The parties can sign the agreement at the same time or separately, at different times, and in different locations. Either way, each party's signature must be witnessed, and the witness, after seeing the party sign the agreement, must sign their own name as a witness to the agreement. The witness usually provides some other information, typically their full name, address, and occupation. | ||
<blockquote><tt>SIGNED by Jane )<br> | <blockquote><tt>SIGNED by Jane )<br> | ||
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It is also a good idea for each of the parties and the witnesses to initial each page of the agreement, other than the page with the parties' signatures. | It is also a good idea for each of the parties and the witnesses to initial each page of the agreement, other than the page with the parties' signatures. | ||
The formatting of the final agreement document should be looked at to make sure that the last page with all of the signatures also includes at least one or two of the operative clauses at the top. You don't want the signatures alone on a page. For example, if your separation agreement has 13 pages containing 30 operative clauses, page 13 should have operative clause 30 directly above the signatures. | |||
For a quick summary of how to execute a family law agreement, see the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource for [[How Do I Execute a Family Law Agreement?]]. Look under ''Family Law Agreements''. | For a quick summary of how to execute a family law agreement, see the ''How Do I?'' part of this resource for [[How Do I Execute a Family Law Agreement?]]. Look under ''Family Law Agreements''. | ||