Separation agreement

North Carolina Divorce Law Divorce and Separation Answers
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Dear mikeb:

Greetings. 1. No, a separation agreement does not need to be filed anywhere to be legal and binding. People do file separation agreements (or memorandums of separation) with the Register of Deeds office in their county of residence in order to purchase property and have a public record of their separation.

  1. No. Let’s say you waive it in a separation agreement today. Tomorrow I can still go to the court and apply for child support and receive the same. Best of luck.

Janet L. Fritts
Attorney with Rosen Divorce
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 500
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
RosenDivorce.com
919-787-6668

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I have 2 question that I would like answered.

  1. Does a separation agreement need to be filed somewhere in order to be legal and binding? If so, where/how does it get filed?

  2. If both parties agree, can child support be waived?

Thank you for your time.
Mike B.

Steven Barbato