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SUSAN R, MF.AD,
PLAINTU-l:
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERI.AND COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
vs,
NO: 96-2543 Civil Teml
TERRY V, MEAD,
DEI'ENDANT
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CIVIL ACTION . LAW
DIVORCE ACTION
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MARITAL SETTLEMENT AGRlmMENT
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SUSAN It. MEAD nnd TERRY V, MEAD'
This agreemenl is mnde by nnd between SUSAN R. MEAD of Cumberland
County, Pennsylvnnin ("Wife"), and TERRY V, MEAD, of Middle Granville, New
York ("Husband").
WHEREAS, the parlies herelo nre husband nnd wife, hnving been mnrried on
November6, 1976 in Poultney, Vennont,
WHEREAS, Ihere were no childrcn born of Ihc partics' marriage,
WHEREAS, cerlain unhnppy differenecs, dispules, misunderstandings, and
difficullies hal'e arisen belween the parties, and the parties have decided Ihnt their mnrriage
is irrelrievably broken, Ihat il is their inlention to live separate and apart for the rest of their
natural lives, Ihatlhey are desirous of sellling fully nnd finally Iheir respective financinl and
property rights and obligalions as betwecn ench olhcr including, wilhout limitntion by
specilieation:
I, The sellling of nil mailers bel ween Ihem relaling to Ihe ownership of renl nnd
personal property including property heretofore or subsequently nequired by either party;
II. The sellling of nil dispnles, righls, and/or interests between them nrising out
of or by renson of Iheir marringe including butnotlimiled to the pasl, present, and fUlure
support, alimony, counsel fees, eosts, ur ntainlenanee of Wife by Husband or Husband by
Wlle;nnd
III, In genernl, Ihe seUliug of any and allaetualand possible c1nims by ench
party agninslthe other or againsltheir respeelive estates,
NOW TIIEltEFOItE, in considcralion of the premises and of the mUlual
promises, eovenllnts, IlIlllund"rlakings set furth in this ^crc('ment and for olher good nnd
,'aluable cllnsidcrntion, the rceeiplanclllde'luacy of which is thercby aeknowlcdged by ench
or the parties herein, Wifc and Hushllnd, eaeh intending to be legally bound hereby,
cO\'enant nnd n/lrcc ns follows:
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I , Bolh Husband aud Wife ngree Ihal each shall own independently of any
claim or asserted right of the olhcr those items of household goods and personal property
that eaeh aequired indepellllenlly nnd that each shall have the full power to dispose of this
property in the same manner as if eaeh were unmarried,
2, Bolh Husband and Wife do hereby mutulllly remise, releAse, quilc\aim, And
furel'er diseharge the other and Ihe estate of the olher, for all time to come, And for All
purposes whAtsoever, of and from any nnd all rights, title, nnd interest. or claim in or
aglllnst the property (including income, and gain from property hereafter aecruing) of the
other or agnillSt the estAle of Ihe other, of whAtever nature and wheresoever situate, which
he or she now has or at any lime hereafter mAY have agAinst the olher, the estAle of the other
or Any part thercof, whether Arising (II) out of any former acls, conlmcts, engagements or
liAbilities of such olher, (b) by WAY of dower or curtesy or claims in the nature of dower
and curtsey or widow's or widower's rights, (c) as family exemption or similar allowAnce,
or (d) under the inleslate laws, Ihe right 10 take lIgninst the spouse's will, the righlto treat A
lifelime eonveyance by Ihe olher AS testamentAry, or nil other rights of n surviving spouse to
IIRrlieipate in II deceAsed spouse's estate. whether arising under, the lAWS of (i)
'ennsylvania, (ii) New York or any other State, Commonwealth, or lerrilory of Ihe United
States, or (Hi) any other country, Exeept. and only except for all rights, agreements, and
obligAtions of whatsoever nature Arising under or which mAY arise 'under this Agreement or
for the breach of any part of this Agreement, the parties agree that this Agreement shall be
and eonslitule A full and final resolution of any kind And all claims which eAch of the parties
may have against the other for equitable distribntion of property, Alimony, counsel fees,
expenses, alimony pendente lite, or any other claim pursuant to the PennsylvaniA Divorce
Code, or the divorce laws of any olher jurisdiction. The parties further release and waive
Any rights which either party may have now or hereafter Against the other including but not
limited to claims for past. presenl, or future support or maintenance, equitable distribution
of property. alimony, eounsel fees, expenses, alimony pendenle lite. or any other claim
pursuant to the Pennsylvania Divoree Code, or the divorce lAWS of any other jurisdiction,
It is the intention of Wife and Husband to give to cach olher by Ihe execution of this
Agreement, a full, complete, and general release wilh respect to any and all property of any
kind or nature, whether real, personal, or mixed, which Ihe other now owns, or may
hereafter acquire,
3, No modificalion or waiver of any of the terms of this Agreement ShAll be
\'Alid unless in wriling and signed by both parties hereto,
4. E.1ch party shall, at Any time and from time to lime hereAfler,take any and All
steps to execute, Aeknowledge, and deliver to the other pArtr any and all further instruments
and/or ducuments Ihat the olher party may reasonably reqUIre for Ihe purpose of giving full
foree and effeet to the provisions of this Agreement.
S. Any and all notices to Wife ShAll be sent by eertified mAil. return receipt
requested, to Wife at CME H 148, Newville, PA 17241, or sueh olher address as Wife
from time to time may designale In writing,
6, Any llnd all notices 10 Husband shall be sent by certified mAil, return reeeipl
requesled, 10 Husband nt RD HI, Box 123, Hllmton, New York 12837, or snch other
address as Hnshalld from time to time Ill11Y designute In writing,
7. This Agreemenl shall he constrned in aceordanee with the laws of the
Comll1onweallh of Pennsyll'ania whieh Are in effect as of the date of exeeution of this
Agreement,
I, Bulh HlIshand and Wirl' agl'l'l' thllt clldt shall uwn illdl'pl'ndl'lItly ur IIny
daim or asscrl.,d right of thl' utlll'r thuS<' itl'ms uf hUlIsdtuld guuds alllllll'rsl1nnl prnlll'rly
thlltl'lI1'h lIl'lI"irl'd indl'pendl'nlly a III I that l'adt shalllHll'l' Ihl' 1'1111 pml'l'r tu disp"Sl' ur Ihis
prupCrly in till' "lillI' nHlnlll'1' as ir l'al'h Wl'rc Immarricd,
2, Bulh Ilnshallll and Wifl' do hl'r.,hy nllllnnll)' rl'misl', rl'll'aSl', qllitl'laim, allll
fOrl'I'l'r disl'llllrgl' till' ulhl'r and thl' cstal1' nr Ihl' ollll'r, I'm alllinll' to l'Onll', nllll for nil
pllrposl's Whlllslll'I'I'r, or and frunt any a III I all rights, lilh', allll intl'rl'st, or l'Iailll ill m
IIgnlllst thl'propcrly linl'lllding inconll', and gain frumpropl'rty hl'l'l'afll'r nl'l'nling) or thl'
olhl'r ur ngnillsl Ihl' l'stall' ur 11\l' Othl'l', ur IIhall'\'l'r nnl1n'., and Whl'1l'SUl'1l'1' silnall', Ilhil'lt
hc or shc now has Ill' at nny tillll' hl'rl'aflcr may hal'l' IIgllinsl till' uthl'l', Ihl' l'statl' ur th., uthl'r
or nny pnrtlhcr.,ur, whcther nrising (Ill UlII ur nny fonllcr 1I1'tS, l'unlmcls, l'ngngelllcnts or
Iinhilities or sllch olhcr, I h) hy wn)' or dOlI l'r or l'llrll'SY or dnims in till' nlltllrc ur dUIIl'r
and cllrlscy or widuw's or widuwds righls, II') ns ramily l'\emptiun or silllilnr alluwllnl'e,
or(dl IIl1der thc intcslatl'laws,lhc righlto lakl' against 1111' spollse's will,lhl' right 10 treatn
Iildim., COll\'l'yanl'c hy Ihe III her as Il'SIIIllII'lIll1r)',1II' 1111 olhcr righls uf a sllrl'il'illg SpUIlSl' lu
pnrlil'ipall' in a deccnscd SpllllSl"S eslnll', whelhcl' arising ullder Ihe Inws llr Ii)
I'cnllsyll'nnia, Iii) Ncw York or any olhcr Slntc, ('ommonwcalth,or ICl'ritory or the I Jnitcd
Slnles, or (jii Inn)' olhcr l'Olnllr)', E\l'cpt, nnd ollly C\ccpt 1'01' all rights, ngrecmcnls, and
ohlignliuns uf whnlsucI'cr nnlurc arising undcr or which Illay arise underlhis Agrccmcnl or
for Ihc hrcndt uf IIny pnrt of Ihis Agrel'mcnl, thl' pnrties agrce Ihnllhis Agrcclllcnl shnll hc
and l'unslilllte n rullnnd linnl resohllion uf any killd and nlll'lnims whkh ench or thc pnrlies
Illny hnI'C ngninstlhe olher rorclluilnhll' distrihlltionof propcrly, nlilllony, l'UllnSl'1 fCl'S,
e\penscs,nlimuny pelldcnte lilC, or nn)" nthcr dnimpllrsllnnlln the l'ennsyll'lInin Dil'orcc
Code, or Ihc dil'orce Inws of IIny olhcr jnrisdklion, Thc parties rnrther rclcase IInd wnil'c
any rights whkh cithcr pnrty mny hnl'e now or hcrenflcr IIgninstthc othcr induding bill lint
Iilllitcd to l'IlIims fnr pnst, preselll, nr rlltllrc sllppml or nminlennncc, cqllilnble distrihllliun
of properly, nlilllony, l'UllIlsel rccs, cxpcnses, IIlimony pendcnlc lite, or IIny othcr dllim
11IIrsllllnt 10 thc l'ennsyll'lI11inlJil'or.:c Codc, or thc dil'orce lilli'S or IIny olhcr jllrisdkliun,
t is tbe intcnlinn nr Wire nnd Hllshnnd 10 gil'e 10 ench other by the cxccution or this
Agrcclllenl,lI 1'1111, complcle,llI111 gcncral relcnsl' with rcspel'l In nny nllll all propcrty ur nny
kind ur nnture, whcther renl, pcrsonnl, ur Illixcd, whkh thc othcl' now Il\l'ns, or mllY
hcrcaftcr ncqui re,
J. Nn Illodilklllion or wnin'r of nny ur thc lerms of lhis Agrccment shnll hc
valid nnlcss in writing nnd signcd hy hoth partics hel'l'to,
4, Eadt pnrly shnll. at nny liml' allll flllmlinll' 10 tillll' hl'rl'nfll'r,lnk<' nny nllllnll
Stl'PS lu 1'\\'l'IIte, nl'knuwlcdgl', nnd dclil'l'r to 11ll' otlll'r part> any nlld nil rllrthl'r instrllml'nls
nnd/nr dnl'lIIl1l'nls Ihnlthl' otlll'r pnrty mny rl'nsunnhly reqlllre for Ihc pn'llOSI'of gil'ing rnll
fnn'e lIIul ell'ecltu thc Pllll'isiuns urthis Agrl'l'nll'nl.
5, Any lIIulnllnutkes 10 Wife shall hc scnl hy l'crtified Illnil, retllrn rl'cdpl
re1lucslcd, 10 Wifl' nl ('ME # 1-IIl, Nl'\\'\'illl', I'A I n-l I. or snl'ltolhl'r IHldress ns Wirl'
flllllllime totinll' Illll)" dl'signall' in writing,
6, Any and IIl1notil'l'S 10 Ilnsharul shnll hI' sl'nl hy l'l'rlilied Illnil. 1'l'Inrn I\'l'l'ipl
rl'qlll'sll'd, 10 HIIshnllllnt RIl #1. Bo, 12.\, llllmhllt, Nl'll' Yurk 12H.\7, or Slll'lt othl'r
mldn'ss liS HIIshalll1 rnllntinll' 10 linll' mllY dcsi!!IHlh' inwriling,
7, This Agl'l'l'ntCnt shnll hI' l'unstnll'd in nl'l'"nllllll'l' wilh Ihl' lilli'S uf Ihl'
CUlllmunwl'nlth uf I'I'nnS\'ll'nnin whkh nrl' in l'tlel'lns ur Ihl' dnll' or 1'\l'I'1I1iun ur Ihis
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5. Plalnltff and Defendant are both citizens of the United States of
AmerIca.
6. There have been no prloracUonsln divorce between the pcrlles.
7. Plalnllff and Defendant are not merrbers of the Amled Services 01 the
United States or any of Its allles.
fl. PlaIntiff has been advised of the availability of counseling and thaI she
may have lIle rIght to request lhat lIle COll"t requIre the parties 10 pcrllclpote In
counseling. BeIng 50 advised, PlalnUff does not requosllhal the Court require lhallhe
partIes partIcIpate In counsel1ng prior to a Divorce Decree being handed down by lhe
Court.
9. The causes of actIon secllon of lhe Divorce Code under whICh Plalntlllls
proceeding are:
A. Secllon 330 lie) - The marriage of the parlles Is Irretrievably
broken. After ninety (90) days have elapsed from lhe dale of lIle IIlIng
of lIlls Complaint, PlaIntiff Intends to file an Affidavit consenllng 10 a
dlvcrce. PlaIntiff also bel1eves thaI Delendant mall also file GUch en
AffidavIt.
B. Secllon 330 lid) - The marrIage 01 the parties Is Irretrievably
br~en. The Plaintiff and Defendant seperated In November 01 1090
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