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MRlnlHtlNT
MR~EMI!:NT made this ZU day at liL. ~l_/ 1(J07/ by nnd
betwllen William a. BOWUl:'+(lIl1uBbl'nd(I~f,~~1i Apple Drivo,
Heohaniosbur'il / OUml:lerlllnd county I l'annsY lVlln in and Irlfme M. /lower
("Wife") ot 2515 aettYlIbur'il Rond/ Apt, :1/ Clllnp lilli, Cumberland
county, ppnnsylvania,
WITNIilBBfJ'1'1I1
WHERJ,;AB/ the partios hereto are lIusbllnd und Wiflil/ hovin'il beon
married on the 14 th day of 1"obl'\Il\ry / 19B'/ in Meohan 10sl:Jurq,
Pennsylvnnia. Thore WMiI l:Jorn one child ot thia mlll"riacJe/ 'Mid
ohild beingl Cholaea 'raylor 130wor, born AUCjuat 1/ UJ91/ age Ove,
The partina have no other iaBue, livlnq or dooolland/ nnd have no
adopted C'1 i ldren,
WHERI.MJ, diverao unhappy dittorenoes/ diaputea und
difticulties hftve arisen botwoen tho partioa nnd as ft rOBult thoy
havo lived aoparato nnd apart ainco on or al:Jout the 20th day at
Al.I'ilust, 1995. A prooeedinq tor tho divorco ot tho pllrtiea has poon
filod by tho Huaband In tho court of Common pleaa ot Cumborlnnd
county on Auguat 27, 1996, No. 96-4771. I t is tho intention of
Wito and HUBband to live sopllrate IInd npllrt for the rest ot their
natural lives, nnd tho pnrtios horoto aro dos1t.'oua at aettlincj
fully and tinally thoir reapoctive tinllncial nnd property riqhts
and obligat.tons as between onch othor includlnCj without limitation
by speoifioationt the aottUIICj of nil mo1tt.era betwoon them
relating t,o the ownership and equitllble distribution at ronl and
personal nropertYI tho sottlinCj ot 1111 mnttorB between them
relatinCj t.o the paut/ present nnd tuture spouso11 f.\lIpport/ lllimony
pendente lito, nlimony and/or maintonanco ot Wito by Husband "nd
ot Husband by Wite.
NOW'rfIEREFORE, in conaiderntion at the IIbovo rocitnla and the
mutual promiaos, covenanta nnd undertakinCja hereinaftor aet forth
and for ~thor good and valuablo oon~idoration, rooeipt and
suff ioionoy at whioh is herllby aoknowledqed by olloh of the parties
herftto, Wire and Husband, eaoh intending to bo logally bound
hereby/ o~vonant and agroe na followSl
1. TlOREE"~NT NOT A DTlR TO UIVORO~ PROC~~DINOR
Iluabond filed 6 mutual con~ent, no-fault divoroe pursuant to
the termlil ot Section 3301(c) ot the Divorce code of tho
commonwea~th of Pennsylvllnia, and this Agreement ia oontingent
upon the rlusband proceeding with said divorce, and Wife filing her
Affidavit ~f conaent and Waiver of Notice of Intontion to Request
Entry of <I Divorce Decree thereto upon the expirntion of tho
waiting Flriod. Said Mtidovit nnd Wlliver shall bo promptly
tran~mitt(\d to oounsel tor Ilu~bnnd who will immedintoly file a
praeoipe to Trllnsmit Record nnd Vitnl 6tntistic~ form to
preoipitato tho prompt ontry of n docroe ot divorco,
a. EFFECT OF DIVORC~ DECREE
The pnrtiea agree thnt unless otherwiae apecifically provided
herein, this Aqreement shall continue in tull for-co and etfoct
after auch time as 0 finol decree in divorco moy be entered with
rO$pect t\J the port ies.
3. INCORPORATION OF AGR~EHENT IN DIVOROE DEOR~~
The purpoaes of thia Agroement ore to eftoot a complete and
final settlemont, with roferonce to ooch pnrty oft
a. All of the roapective property nnd proporty riqhts ot
the parties, and
b. The obligation of each pnrty tor tho support of each
other.
.. . ~OR"'H.NT NOT TO DIl HtlROJlD
This hgraemont Rhnll be inoorporated into the final dooroe of
divorce of tho partioR h~reto for purposoa at enforoemont only,
but other~i.e shall not be morgod into said dooree. Tho partiea
shall havo tho right to enforce this flgroo!1lollt undor tho Divorco
Code of ,,'J80/ aa omonded, and in addition, shnll rotain nny
ramedios in law aI' in equity under thia Agroement liS on
indopendont oontrnct. Buch remediea in law or oquity nro
speoifiolllly not Wllived or. reloasod.
5. OTlTtl or tlXtlOUTION
Tho "dato ot execution" or "oxecution dato" of this hgrooment
sholl be defined IHI the do to upon which it ia exeouted by the
pllrties if they hnve ench executed tho Agreement on tho ssme date,
othorwiso, the "date ot oxocution" or "execution dllto" ct thia
Agreement shall be detined ns tho dllte at oxeoution by the party
last executing this ^greoment.
e. APVIOJl OF COUNBJl~
The provisions at tho Agreemont and thoir legal eftoct have
beon fully explained to the parties by thoir reapoctive oounael,
Mary A. Etter Dissinger, Eaquire, IIttornDY tor Wife, and David W,
DeLuce, Esquire, attorney tor Husband. The partioa acknowled'Jo
that they hove recoived independont legal advice trom counael of
their soleotion and that thoy tully understand the tacts and hnve
been fully informed aa to their legal righta and obligationo and
they acknowlodge and IIccopt their legal rights and obligations and
they acknowledge and accopt that this AgroemenL is, in the
oircumstances, fl\1r and equitllblo IInd that it if! boing ontorod
into freely and voluntarily, attor having receivod auch advico and
with suoh i<nowledgD, and tho Pllrties acknowledge that oxocution of
this Agreemont ia not the rosult ot any duress or undue influence
and that it is not the reault ot any colluaion or improper or
illegal egreoment or agreomonts.
In n~dition, eaoh pnrty hereto aoknowledge. that he or ~hu
hISs been ,tully Ildv1sod by his or hllr roopoot:ivo Ilttornoy ot tho
impaot Of the ponnsylvnnill Divoroe Code at 1\)00, ;ll p,a, I:locti'l/I
101 at. DmJ. / wherolJy the court hns tho dght and dut.y to
detormintl 1111 mnritol rLghto of tho pnrtioUl inoluding divorcu,
ISlimony, "l1rnony pelldonte lite, oquitablo dilltril:Jution ot all
marital property or proper.ty ownDlI Ol' pOflfJOHBed individually by
tho other, oounsol toea and cOflts at litigation /lnd, tully knowin"
the oamo and boinej tully ndvised at his Ol' her rLghta theroundol',
each pBrty still d/ilsirao to executa th1u ^(/roel1\ont, ilcknowlodgin'J
that the t.l'JrrnB and conditionn flat. IOI-th hundll /11'<1 tllir, just lint!
equitable; to onch at the pllrtiol'l, IInd wnivou lIiH or lIer rmlp<lctlvu
right. to 1,1 'Ie tho Court ot Cornrnon I'lellU 01 CUl1\bOl-lllnd county / <II'
any othor Court at competent jurifldlct.ion, rnnko /IllY dot.orlllilhlt.lon
or order 'lttocting the rospoctivo Pllrtlos' d(/ht/:l to II divorco,
alimony, "limony pondente lite, oquit/lblo dlfltl"ipution at .111
marital property, coun6",1 feeu nnd c06tU ot litigation, or 'Iny
other rights arising trorn tbe part.iea' 11\0rria(/0.
7. PERSO"~~ PROP~RTY
Husband and Wife do hereby IIcknowlud<ju ttHlt thoy h/lVO
prDviouoly dividod their tangible porsonnl proporty includin(/, t:Hlt
without limitation, jowelry, c\otllefl/ turniture, turniahin<jfl,
rUgo/ Cfll'potll, hOUllehold oquipl1\ent .1nd nppllancoll, picture/l,
booka, works of art, 11\0tor vehicloll and othor poraonlll property
and heronfter Wlte ngroos th/lt allot proporty in the possoaaion
ot Husband shl'lll bo tho solo and /loporoto proporty ot lIuupond / und
lIuabllnd a9~ocP thnt /Ill of tho proporty in tllo poaaellsion ot Wit"
shall be the sole and aopllrato pl'operty of WHo, '\'ho partios do
horeby spocifically wuivo, rololloo, rel1Ollnco nnd torovor IIblll1don
whatever cloims / it ony, ho or aho may hllVo wi th respoct to thlJ
above itoma whioh sholl bocomo tho solo und oopornto proporty at
each other. '1'ho tit los to tho sa 1d mot.or \loll ie loa aha 11 Ilu
executed by tho parties, it IIppropriato for otroctinq trUI1t;tur iW
herein providod, 011 tho <Ii1te ot oxocutlon at thin AelrOOlllol1t lInd
said elleouted tit 1011 shnll ~o dolivorod to the proper partiQIl
promptly. reaoh waivoll any olllim thoy may htlve to the penniol1,
retiremqnt ftnd/or profit ahnring plan of the othQr.
.. "'~lVIlR or Tlt.lKONV
'rhe pnrtief,\ ookl1owlodga that intlation mllY inorenae or
deoreaso, their raapoctivo incomes, thl,t nJ.thar IUny pe el1lploynd or
unemployed at vnrioua timoa in tho futuro, thllt thair roapnctive
assets mllV aupstontinlly inornoso or dncrollae in volue, ond thnt
notwithatnndincJ thOBO or othor eoonomio circulllatuncos, the purtios
Boknowledgo thnt thoy ouch hovo sUfficiont proporty ond rosourcus
to provide for hor or hia ronaonllPlu nauds lInd thut euch is 01010
to aupport him130lt or horsnlt without contribution from thn othnr,
Thorefore / tho portios horoby expross ly Wll tve, d ischlH'le I1I1d
relenae ony ond 1111 rights ond olllimo which thny muy hove now or
hereafter have, py reuson of the po~.tio13' IIHlrrLogo, to olimony,
alimony pendentn lito, 13upport or lUointennnco and they ncknowledgn
that this Agreement constitutns a finol detorl11inntion for 1111 tillln
of either partY'a obligotion to contribute to tho support and
maintenan"o of the othnr. It shall be, tram the exeoution dllte of
this Agreoment, the sole roaponoibility of each of the roapoctivn
partiea to auatain himself or heraolf without soeking IIny
additionol support trom the other porty,
.. TTlX RETURNB ANO AUDITS
Husbend and Wifu ropro13ont that all federlll, atato and local
tax returns required to Po tiled by lIuspnnd nnd WJ.te have poon
filod, ond nil federnl, state and locol tllxea required to bo paid
with respect to tho peri<;lds covered py SUch returns aro pa id,
Huaband nnd Wife further represent thero lire no tnx det iaiencie13
propoaod (Jr assessed against HUsbnnd nnd/or Wifo for such periods,
and noithol' lIusbnnd nor \Hfe oxocutod ony wlliver at tho stlltute of
Limitations on the nssoasmont or collection of OilY tnx tor such
porLoda.
10. PRI8BRV~TXON or REooRDa
~Aoh pArty will keep and proftorvo for a poriod of four (4)
yeArB fro),! the date of divoroe all f inanoiol rooords relating to
the mar1t'~1 ostate, nnd onoh porty will give the other po....ty
immediate ;1000SI:1 to theao rooorda ill tho OVOl1t at tllX nudits.
11. TlrT~R-~OQUIREP PEnBONTI~ PROPERTY
~aoh of the parties shall herollfter OWI1 nl1d onjoy,
indepondently ot any claim 01." right of tho othor, nil it:ema of
personal property, tnng ible or intotlg iblo, hl:lrentter noqu irod by
him or he~', with full power in him 01." her to dillposo of the aOlllll
as fully nnd etfeotively, in nil reBpects otld tor 011 purpo5os/ OB
though he or ahe wer<1 unrnnrr ied.
12. ~IFE lNBURANoa
lluabllnd sholl ",ail1toin hia Jotterson Pilot lifo inslJranca
policy wi\'.11 II toce value ot $50/000,00. fie ahnll namo the minor
child ot -.:he partioB, Cholsea 'fnylor Bowllr, banot icLary fa.... so
long as tho child is oither a minor or attonding college. flusband
shall havo tho right 1:0 add lIdr.litionnl bonef idoriea, but only 1:0
tho extent that they ore his issue, and in the event that he hUB
other issue which he nontes as boneflciory on thot policy, ho shnll
designato chelaoa 'l'oylor Bower, at 1001'11: an equal banaticiory with
the ot.her iaaue. Husband shall onnuolly provide to wite fI writtan
statement evidoncing that Chelsea Toylor Bowar continues to be
named a boneticillry under the terms at thin paragr,lph.
HUl:lbl',nd shflll cooparote with Wite in her appliclltion for ond
purchase ct liCe il1aurnnco on Husband's life lifter divorce and tor
so long all Cheiaea Taylor Bower is either 0 ",inor or attonding
college, fluabstld ahall submit himselt to ond cooperate in takinq
up to two physical exorninotiona per year/ os and it ....oquirod by a
lifo inaurllnce contpony tor WHe to purchase lifo insurflnce on his
life tor so long as Chelsoa Toylor ~owor is a minor or attendinq
colle<Je.
1'. PROP~R'1'V R~~S~B"
It il!l the intontion at lIualJnnd nnd Wita to CJivo to fJlloh other
by the eKuoution of this Agrlilomant ~ full, oomplete nnd CJonornl
release with reapeut to nny and II 11 property of nny kind or
nature / rea 1 / peraonn 1 Ol' miKed wh ioh the othor now owns ot:' mllY
hereafter nequire, oxoopt nnd only exoept nll riCJht~ nnd
agreement" nnd obligations ot whntaoovor nllturo nriaing or which
may ariso under this Agrooment or tor tho bronch ot ony provision
of thia ^~t:'oemont. All proporty heroundor is trnnsfot:'rod aubjoct
to all exJating enoumbrnncos and lions thot:'oof, Tho trnnaturoo of
l!Iuoh pro~'lrty ngrooo to indomnify IInd ililVa hnl'lnlrHlt.1 the othor
party frolf, nny clnilll or lLnbLl ity thnt tHlch othel' rhlrty may BUrr"r
or may be requirod to pny on IIccount of such otH:ulnbrnncos or
liena. F.luoh pnrty will, nt hiu or her solo oxpon"o/ do fond tllo
other against nny such clnim, whothor or not woll tounded, nnd ho
or sha will indemnify IInd hold hllrmluss tllo othor pllrty in roapoct
to nll damagoa resulting thorefrom. The insuronce on tho proporty
being tranaferred hurOllndor is naaig/lQd to the pnrty receiving
~uoh property/ and tho premiuma on auch insuronco shllll be paid by
the party to whom tho insurance iB aaaiqnod. oy thiB Agreement tho
partics have intonded to ofteot on oquitnble distribution at their
aasets, T;le pnrtios have detorminod thnt tho division ot soid
property Gontorms to the crJ.terill Bot torth in !t3501 M, l!.!m. of
tho Pennsylvania Divorco Code taking into considorlltion tho length
of marriage 1 the filet that it is tho Urnt marrillge for lIuabllnd
and Wifel tho age, hoalth, station, IIlnount and ~ourcoa of incomo,
vocotional skills, employability, o~tato, liabllitios and noeda of
each of t.he partiesl the contribution ot ollch pat:'ty to the
eduoation, training or incronaad oat:'ninq powor ot tho partYI tho
opportunity at each pllrl;.y tOl- tllturo ncquhlitions ot capitnl
aasota and inoome I the sourcos of incolno of both part ios,
inoluding but not limited to medical, rotiroment, inaurnnco or
other benefital the contributions or dissipation ot ollch party in
the acquip.ltion, presorvation, dept:"r~ciatian or ,'ppreciatian at tho
marital pr.oporty, including tho contribution ot' onch apouao ns
homemaker I the value of tho property sot apArt to eaoh partYI tho
lltandard Clf living of the partiolJ oatoblished during the mort.'ia\lol
and the ol10nomio circumstances of eBoh pt\rty t\t the time tho
division Jt property is 1'.0 I:>eoome effootivo, 'I'he division of
ellisting marital property ia not intended by tho partiel] to
oonstL tut'J in /lny way a sa le or exollllnge of assets / and tho
division Is boing effected without tho introduction of outaido
funds or othor proporty not constituting a port of tho matrimoniol
estate, The diviaion of property undor thia ^groement ahall be in
full ~ati~faotion of all marital rightB of tho parties,
14. aeNERTI~ PROVIBION6
This Agreoment sholl be eftective trom IInd otter the time or
its execution, and the tronsfer ot the property providod for
herein Bhlll1 take place upon execution of this Agreement,
15. WTlIVVi OR MODIFICATION TO De IN WRITING
/'/0 m,;dification, reciaion, omondmont or waivor of any ot t.he
terms hereot shall be valid unlosa in writing and signed by both
partieB and no waiver ot any brellch hereof or defoult horoundor
shall be daemod a waiver of any sul:>Bequont detault ot tho aamo or
aimilar I,ature. Any oral representations or moditications
ooncerning this inBtrument shall I:>e ot no toroo or effoct
exoeptinq a sul:>sequont modification in writing, signed I:>y tho
party to be chnrged,
16. HUTUhL OOOPERATION
Each party shall on demand oxecute and deliver to tho other
party any I:>ills of aalo, aasignments, consents to change of
benef icial' ies of insurance pol icios / tllX :-eturna / and othli!r
documenta, and shall do or couse to bo done overy other act or
thing that may bo necoaslIl'y or desirable to effeotuate tho
provisiona and purposes of thia Agreement.
17. LAW or PBNN8Y~VANIA APP~ICAQ~B
This hl/roomont and 1111 acts oontllmpllltlld by it .hall be
conlStrued and onforcod in nooordntlCll with th.. laws of tho
commonwe8~th of Vennaylvllnin,
11. AURBEHIIlHT PINPINQ ON HEIRS
'rhis Agroumont ahllll bo bind inq IInd sha 11 inure to the
benefit of tho pllrtioB horeto Ilnd their respeotive heirs,
e~eoutors/ adminiatrntora, leCJlll representntivea, assigna and
aUaaesaQrn in ony interast of tho pllrti~s,
1'. INTEORATION
This Agreomont cOl1atitutoB tho entire undorstanding of tho
partiea Ilnd auporsodoa Ilny and all prior llqreenlOnta and
nll'iJotLations betwoon thorn, 'l'horo nro no roprosontlltiona othor thnn
those oxproaaly aot forth heroin.
ao. EHTIRIIl TlOREEHEHT
Ench pllrty IIcknowledcJea thnt ho or aho hna cllrotully road
thia Aqreomentl thllt he or she hna discussed its provisions with
an attorney of his or hor own choioe, or hna wnivod the
opportunil:y to do [lO, lIno hllll llxooutod it voluntnrlly Ilnd in
reliance upon his or hor own nttorneYI and thnt this instrument
IIxproBBea the entiro Ilgt.'eemont botwelln the pnrtifls ooncerning the
subjoota it purports to covor.
a1. OTHER POCUHEHTATIOH
Wife and Huabnnd covcnllnt and agree that they will torthwith
(and within ten (10) dnys after demand therefor) exooute llny ond
011 written inatl'umonta, IIsaiqnmonta/ roleosoa, aotiafnctLona, or
auoh other writ.ings aa may be nocoasary or deairflblo for the
proper effeotuation of this hqrooment,
II. NO WAIVER 0' DE'TlULT
This ~g~eoment ahall remain in full force and effect unleaa
and until terminated under and puraullnt to the termll of thia
Agreement, The failure of either party to inlliet upon strict
p.rforman~~ ot any ot tho proviuions of thia Agreement shall in no
way affeot: the right of auch party l'lereaftor to onfol."oe the aarne/
nor IIhall the waiver of any breach of any provision hereof be
construLd ae 0 waiver ot 4ny mubsoquent dofault of the same or
similar nature/ nor uhall it bo oonstruotod aa II wlliver of striot
performanoe of any obligations horoin.
:n. nVflf.l\DXLI'rV
If any terln, condition, olauBo or proviaion of thiB Agreement
shall be dot~rmined or declared to be void cr invalid in law or
otherwise, than only that term, oOlldition, clause or proviBion
shall be I,triokon trom thil'l Agreemont and in all other.' respectB
thia ~gr~~~ent ahal1 be valid and oontinue in full force, ettect
and oporo~fon, Likewise, the failure of any party to meet her or
his obligntions under any ono or more at the paragraphs horein,
with tho exooption at the Batiataction of the conditionu
preoedent, shllll in no way void or altor the remaining obligationB
of the pllrtiea, If any proviaion ot this Agroement is held to be
void or unenforceable, all of tho other provisions hereof shall
noVerthelo~a oontinum in full force and eftect.
24. HflTlPINGS NOT PTlRT OF TlGREflHflNT
Any headinga preceding the te)(t of tho several paragrapha and
aubparagrepha hereof are inBerted aololy for the oonvenionce of
~eferenoe and shall not oonstitute a part of thia Agreemont nor
shall tht!l)i affeot: its moaning, conatruol:ion or effeot.
IN UtE o::IJHT OF' CCJ>1M<)'j PLF.AS OF'
CUMBERLAND COU~rY, rENNSYLVNNI^
WlI,J.IM! Il. 1ll',mn,
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PR~ECIP~ 10 1~NBMI1 REcoRP
To the Prothonotary,
Trant"oit the record, together with the following infotmllt!on, to the court
for entry of a divorce decree,
1, Grounds for divo~cel irretrievable breakdown under Section 3301 (c)
3301 (d)(l) of the Divorce Code. (Strike out inapplicable section)
2, Pete and manner of service of the conpleint I Sorver} lll;Ylt'! MoIry 1\, L':tt~r
'1l~~l'lqOl:, 1')j'llILrr.J'm behalf '1f llofQt'!<lllnt; hv roq1l1llr l)\I\il '1n flootolllho'1r 9/ 19%,
J, Complete either Paragraph 1\. or a,
A, Date of e~ecution of the affidavit of consent required by Section
3301 (c) of the Divorce Co:ler by the plaintiff MoIrr:h ~4, L'I'I7
by the defendant MoIrr:h n, 19'/'/
S, (1) Date of execution of the plaintiff's affidavit ~equired by
Section 3301 (d) of the Divorce Codel
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(2) Pate of service of the plalntiff's affidavit upon the defendant I
.
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4, Related clalms pending, N'lr'l(!, ~rlt'l 1 ~tt 1el11Ont AqroclMt'!l: c1l1tOrl ~rr:h
24, 1'1117 t'1 h<l ir'lr;l}rmr'ltc') lr'll:'1 tho Illv')rc/3 I)er;roo,
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5. Indicate date Bnd manner of service of the notice of intention to file
praecipe to t~ansmit record, and attach a copy of said notic~ under Section
3301 (d)(l)(i) of the Divorce Code _\'1l1lvor."r N'ltlr:o_ ')f lr'll:onthr'l t') Il<l'lllolit I'lntrv
'If 11 Illvl}rr:o I):)r:roo lI'1<ler Bcoth'1 'l:llllk) 'If th h~ till'! .
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