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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-4333PAMELA A. CURRAN, Plaintiff v, STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 6~, y~j3 CIVIL TERM IN LAW -DIVORCE NOTICE TO DEFEND AND CLAIM RIGHTS YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the fallowing pages, you must take prompt action. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you and a decree of divorce or annulment may be entered against you by the court. A judgment may also be entered against you for any other relief requested in these papers by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you, including custody or visitation of your children. When the grounds for the divorce is indignities or irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, you may request marriage counseling. A list of marriage counselors is available in the Office of the Prothonotary, First Floor, Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Square, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. IF YOU DO NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR ALIMONY, DIVISION OF PI.OPERTY, LAWYER'S FEES OR EXPENSES BEFORE A DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT IS GRANTED, YOU MAY LOSE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY OF THEM. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. Cumberland County Bar Association 32 South Bedford Street Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Telephone (717) 249-3166 PAMELA A. CURRAN, Plaintiff v. STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. O 9~ 4 .~ 3 3 CIVIL TERM IN LAW -DIVORCE COMPLAINT IN DIVORCE AND NOW COMES the Plaintiff, PAMELA A. CURRAN, by her counsel, William L. Grubb, Esquire, and complains of the Defendant, STEPHEN C. CURRAN as follows: COUNTI COMPLAINT UNDER SECTION 3301 (c) OR 3301 (d) OF THE DIVORCE CODE Plaintiff is PAMELA A. CURRAN, who currently resides at 85 Oneida Road, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17011. 2. Defendant is STEPHEN C. CURRAN, who currently resides at 1026 Pima Circle, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17055. 3. Plaintiff has been a bona fide resident in the Commonwealth for at least six months immediately previous to the filing of this complaint. 4. Plaintiff and Defendant were married on July 4, 203, at Gatlinburg, Tennessee. 5. There have been no prior actions of divorce or for annulment between the parties. 6. Neither party is in the Armed Services of the United States or its allies. 7. The marriage is irretrievably broken. 8. Plaintiff has been advised that counseling is available and that Plaintiff may have the right to request that the Court require the parties to participate in counseling. 9. Plaintiff requests the Cour[ to enter a Decree of Divorce. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays this Honorable Court to enter an Order dissolving the man•iage between the parties. COUNT II EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION 10. Plaintiff incorporates the allegations of paragraphs one (1) through nine (9) by reference as if set forth at length herein. 11. During the course of the marriage, the parties have acquired numerous items of property, both real and personal, which are held in joint names and in the individual names of the parties hereto. 12. The Plaintiff and the Defendant have been unable, as of the date of this complaint, to agree as to an equitable division of said property. WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays this Honorable Court, after requiring full disclosure by the Defendant, to equitably divide the property, both real and personal, owned by the parties hereto as marital property Respectfully submitted, Dzte: ~_L`7, Zooy Y William L. Grubb, Esquire LD. # 72661 3803 Gettysburg Road Camp Hill, PA 17011 (717) 763-5580 Attorney for Plaintiff VERIFICATION I, PAMELA A. CURRAN, verify that the statements made in this document are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. § 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: ~ ~y ~~r ~/. ~~ ~~ l - ~ ~j Pamela A. Curran, PlainY~fY n C N ~ ' ~~ , x ..-i ~~} G cz ~~ r -o*r` q r,- ria .~ ~- ~ * _ U~ ~ r ~~ J ' ~T ~~ ,1 r ' O fJ:~7 ~ w ~ :~. C:' ~ ~=~1'i~ S ~ ~ - O k; ` n v `D C - G .- te, f _~ p _ { .- ~ ~r V ~ p ~ d - G J .c, .> --~ .~ PAMELA A. CURRAN, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintiff :CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v. : NO.O~.y333 CIVIL TERM STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant : IN LAW -DIVORCE AFFIDAVIT OF MARRIAGE COUNSELING PAMELA A. CURRAN, being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says: 1. I have been advised of the availability of marriage counseling and understand that I may request that the court require that my spouse and I participate in counseling. 2. I understand that the court maintains a list of marriage counselors in the Office of the Prothonotary, which list is available to me upon request. 3. Being so advised, I do not request that the court require that my spouse and I participate in counseling prior to a divorce decree being handed down by the court. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of Pa. C.S. §4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: ~'la Y~' f` ~C~~r./ /(t` . ~w~ Pamela A. Curran, Plaintiff r °o ~n ~ ~(Ti r ~ G~i> A . '1. N ~4 '~ CJ~ ~ `~_; ~ .~ ~ r7 ~ ~' ~^- ~" ".-j v* PAMELA A. CURRAN, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintiff :CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v. : NO. 04-4333 CIVIL TERM STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant : IN LAW -DIVORCE PROOF OF SERVICE BY MAIL I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the Complaint In Divorce filed in the above matter, was served on STEPHEN C. CURRAN, by prepaid, first class, certified mail, return receipt requested, deliver to addressee only, at 1026 Pima Circle, Mechanicsburg, PA, 17055, on August 27, 2004. Addressee acknowledged receipt of the same on August 28, 2004, as shown by the rehiru receipt card attached hereto as Exhibit «A,> I verify that the statements made in this document are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. § 4904, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: 3 a Zo°~{ w ~JC~-.' William L. Grubb, Esquire LD. 72661 3803 Gettysburg Road Camp ]Hill, PA 17011 (717) T63-5580 ^ Complete items 1, 2, and 3. Also complete item 4 if Restricted Delivery is desired. ^ Print your name and address on the reverse so that we can return the card to you. ^ Attach this card to the back of the mailpiece, or on the front if space permits. 1. Article Addressed to: STe~pl~e~s C• ~~G2Aa A. Received by (F'leese Pdnr Clearly) ^ Agent Addre D. Is tl very address diRBreM a s ' ~tian 1? V It YES, enter delivery add {~~ \ ~ lo ~; ^ "Y ~ I~•`L~ ~ ~~~~c; D 3. Service Type n1 F~t~A ate a,~ 6 t ` Q ~%U.SS~ ~ ~~ad MCI ^ F~cpress Mail ^ Registered ^ Insured Mail ^ C.O.D. 4. RaNdelydtarl:`. a. ,.~:..,.~iVea 2. Artic PS For -~.iy.~ 2595-OO~M~QY9@ Exhibit "A" PAMELA A. CURRAN, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintiff : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v. : NO. 04-4333 CIVIL TERM STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant : IN LAW -DIVORCE AFFIDAVIT OF CONSENT 1. A Complaint in Divorce under Section 3301(c) of the Divorce Code was filed on August 27, 2004. 2. The marriage of the Plaintiff and Defendant is irretrievably broken, and ninety (90) days have elapsed from the date of filing and service of the Complaint. 3. I consent to the entry of a final Decree in Divorce after service of notice of intention to request entry of the decree. I verify that the statements made in the Affidavit are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. X4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date : ,~1~ ~ ~G~_ ~' LLili~ ~ ~~~ / Pamela A. Curran, Plaintiff ~-, ~ o -_ x - ~- F -~ ~ rn u cry `~C a ~- - , 7: ~,_ 1. ;ern =~ °z-3 :< ~ PAMELA A. CURRAN, Plaintiff v. STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 04-4333 CIVIL TERM IN LAW -DIVORCE AFFIDAVIT OF CONSENT 1. A Complaint in Divorce under Section 3301 (c) of the Divorce Code was filed on August 27, 2004. 2. The marriage of the Plaintiff and Defendant is irretrievably broken, and ninety (90) days have elapsed from the date of filing and service of the Complaint. 3. I consent to the entry of a final Decree in Divorce after service of notice of intention to request entry of the decree. I verify that the statements made in the Affidavit are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: `a 1t 1 J~ <~5~~'¢~H~. ~ ~ Steph C. Curran, Defendant N t~ Q u7 [_.. (~ "'~ _, ~ ~ -rJ tT. O - ' i CJ - ~ ~ ., . . , 1 ., ~i Gn _ .~ PAMELA A. CURRAN, Plaintiff v. STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 04-4333 CIVIL TERM IN LAW -DIVORCE WAIVER OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO 1. I consent to the entry of a final decree of divorce without notice. 2. I understand that I may lose rights concerning alimony, division of property, lawyer's fees or expenses if I do not claim them before a divorce is granted. 3. I understand that I will not be divorced until a divorce decree is entered by the Court and that a copy of the decree will be sent to me immediately after it is filed with the Prothonotary. I verify that the statements made in this affidavit are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: _~ Pamela A. Curran, Plaintiff c-> ~ o r ~ z, . _ ~ i' ' ~ ~ ~ , C f l - ~h~ -~P ' ~ N -: ~ (~ , ^T? L"i PAMELA A. CURRAN, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintiff : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v. : NO. 04-4333 CIVIL TERM STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant : IN LAW -DIVORCE WAIVER OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REQUEST DIVORCE DECREE UNDER 3301 (c) OF THE DIVORCE CODE 1. I consent to the entry of a final decree of divorce without notice. 2. I understand that I may lose rights concerning alimony, division of property, lawyer's fees or expenses if I do not claim them before a divorce is granted. 3. I understand that I will not be divorced until a divorce decree is entered by the Court and that a copy of the decree will be sent to me immediately after it is filed with the Prothonotary. I verify that the statements made in this affidavit are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Date: \S ~~ ~~tJ~C~ C~CJZ,~~ StepherTC. Curran, Defendant t~ ~ o _ u ~,,_ ~~ r,~; -'~ ~ , j« '~« ~- ~ rn ca ` j _~ u' '< MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made this ~ ~ day of~jNe , 2005, by and between Stephen Charles Curran, of Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as "Husband", -AND- Pamela Ann Curran, of 85 Oneida Road, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as "Wife", WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Husband and Wife were lawfully married on July 4, 2003 at Gatlinburg, Tennessee; and WHEREAS, diverse unhappy marital difficulties have arisen between the parties causing them to believe that their marriage is irretrievably broken, as a result of which they now live separate and apart from one another, the parties being estranged due to such marital difficulties; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto are desirous of compromising and settling fully and finally their respective financial and property rights and obligations as between each other, including, without limitation by specification: the settling of all matters between them relating to the ownership of real and personal property; and in general, the settling of any and all claims and possible claims by one against the other or against their respective estate, particularly those responsibilities and rights growing out of the marriage relationship, inter alia past, present or future spousal support or maintenance, alimony pen dente lite, alimony, counsel fees and expenses, and equitable distribution, whether or not the parties reside together; and WHEREAS, the parties have made full disclosure to each other of their assets and liabilities and have agreed on a settlement of all property rights and differences existing between them; and WHEREAS, the parties intend this Agreement to be a full and complete Marriage Settlement Agreement, providing for the absolute and final settlement of all their respective marital and property and all other claims. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the promises, covenants and undertakings hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, Husband and Wife, each intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows: 1. SEPARATION: It shall be lawful for each party, at all times hereinafter, to live separate and apart from the other, at such place or places as he or she may, from time to time, choose or deem fit. Each party shall be free from interference, authority or control by the other, as full as if he or she were single and unmarried, except as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement. Neither party shall molest the other or attempt to endeavor to molest the other, nor compel the other to cohabit with the other, or in any way harass or malign the other, nor in any way interfere with the peaceful existence, separate and 2 apart from the other. The foregoing provision shall not be an admission on the part of either party of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of the causes leading to their separation. A reconciliation will not void the provisions of this agreement. Should a decree, judgment or order of separation or divorce be obtained by either of the parties in this or any other state, country or jurisdiction, each of the parties hereby consents and agrees that this Agreement and all of its covenants shall not be affected in any way by any such separation or divorce; and that nothing in any such decree, judgment, order or further modification or revision thereof shall alter, amend or vary any term or this Agreement, whether or not either or both of the parties shall remarry, it being understood by and between the parties hereto that this Agreement shall be incorporated in but shall not be merged into any decree, judgment, or order of divorce or separation. It is specifically agreed, however, that a copy of this Agreement or the substance of the provisions thereof, shall be incorporated by reference into any divorce, judgment or decree. This incorporation, however, shall not be regarded as a merger, it being the specific intent of the parties to permit this Agreement to survive any judgment and to be forever binding and conclusive upon the parties. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of this Agreement shall be the "date of execution", defined as the date upon which it is executed by the parties if they have each executed the Agreement on the same date. Other wise, the "date of execution" or "execution date" of this Agreement shall be defined as the date of execution by the party last executing this Agreement. Transfer of property, 3 funds and/or documents shall occur on the effective date unless otherwise specified herein. 3. AGREEMENT NOT A BAR TO DIVORCE: This Agreement shall not be considered to affect or bar the right of either party to a divorce on lawful grounds as may be now or hereafter available to either party. This Agreement is not intended to be and shall not be a condonation on the part of either party of any act or acts of either party hereto. Both parties hereto agree that the marriage is irretrievably broken and agree at the time of execution hereof to execute any and all affidavits or other documents necessary for the parties to obtain an absolute divorce pursuant to Section 3301 (c) of the Divorce Code. Each party waives the right to request Court ordered counseling. 4. DEBTS AND OBLIGATIONS: Each party hereto represents and warrants that he or she has not, and in the future will not, contract or incur any debt, obligation or liability for which the other party or his or her estate may be responsible or liable, except as provided for in this Agreement. Each party hereto agrees to be solely responsible for the prompt and timely payment of the debts now or hereafter incurred in his or her name and specifically any debts secured by any automobile, motor vehicle or other property distributed to her or him hereunder. Each party hereto agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other from any and all claims, debts, obligations or demands made against him or her by reason of debts or obligations incurred by him or her or identified to be paid by him or her in this Agreement. 4 5. MUTUAL RELEASES: Husband and Wife hereby mutually remise, release, quitclaim and forever discharge the other and the estate of such other, for all time to come, and for all purposes whatsoever, from any and all rights, title and interest, or claims in or against the estate of such other, or whatever nature and wherever situate, which he or she not has or at any time hereafter may have against such other, the estate of such other or any part thereof, whether arising out of any former acts, contracts, engagements or liabilities or such other or by way of dower or curtesy, of claims in the nature of dower or curtesy, or widow's or widower's rights, family exemption or similar allowance or under the intestate laws; or the right to take against the spouse's will; or the right to treat a lifetime conveyance by the other as testamentary or all other rights of a surviving spouse to participate in a deceased spouse's estate, whether arising under the laws of Pennsylvania, any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or any other country; or any rights which either party may now have or at any time hereafter have for past, present or future support or maintenance, alimony, alimony pen dente lite, counsel fees, costs or expenses, whether arising as a result of the marital relation or otherwise, except and only except all rights and agreements and obligations of whatsoever nature arising or which may arise under the Agreement or for the breach of any provision thereof. It is the intention of Husband and Wife to give to each other by the execution of this Agreement a full, complete and general release with respect to any and all property of any kind or nature, real, personal or mixed, which the other now owns or may hereafter acquire, except, and only except, all rights and agreements and obligations of whatsoever nature arising or which may arise under this Agreement or for the breach of 5 any provision thereof. It is further agreed by each party that this Agreement constitutes a full and final resolution and settlement of all claims of any kind, and especially any claims arising under the Pennsylvania Divorce Code, which either party may have against the other. 6. DIVISION OF HOUSEHOLD AND PERSONAL PROPERTY: The parties hereto agree that they have effected a mutually satisfactory division of the furniture, household furnishings, appliances and other personal property and motor vehicles between them and neither party will make any claim to any personal property now in the possession or control of the other except as herein provided. Husband hereby releases and relinquishes any right, title or interest he may have had in the past or now has in the property in Wife's possession. Wife agrees that Husband shall, from and after the date hereof, be the sole and separate owner of all personal property in Husband's possession. Wife hereby releases and relinquishes any right, title or interest she may have had in the past or now has in the property in Husband's possession. Husband agrees that Wife shall, from and after the date hereof, be the sole and separate owner of all personal property in Wife's possession. 7. REAL PROPERTY. The real property at 85 Oneida Road, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, shall become the sole and exclusive property of wife, and husband hereby forever relinquishes any and all right, title or interest that he may have in said property. Husband agrees to execute a Deed conveying said property to Wife, contemporaneously with the signing of this Agreement. 6 Wife agrees to assume full responsibility for that certain Judgment Note entered into by the parties on September 18, 2003, and recorded in the Office of the Prothonotary as Docket 04-2648 Civil, and further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Husband from any obligation under that Note. Upon the execution of this Agreement by Husband and Wife and execution of the Deed by Husband, the attorney for husband shall immediately forward a copy of the fully executed and notarized Deed and Agreement to attorney for Wife. Attorney for Husband shall hold the original of the Deed in escrow until such time as the above referenced Judgment Note is paid in full either through refinancing or sale of the property. Husband's counsel shall produce the Deed at the time and place of such settlement. It is expressly agreed that Wife shall execute a Listing Agreement listing said property for sale contemporaneously with executing the Marital Settlement Agreement, or in the alternative, provide a loan commitment letter indicating she has been approved for refinancing sufficient to pay the Judgment Note referenced above. The parties are joint owners of the property located at 85 Oneida Road, Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Husband and Wife specifically acknowledge that Sam Bitner loaned the parties a substantial sum of money which is evidenced and secured by a Judgment Note entered into by the parties on September 18, 2003, and recorded I the office of the Prothonotary as Docket No. 04- 2648 Civil. In consideration of Wife agreeing to immediately list the marital residence for sale and agreeing to make the timely monthly payments on said Judgment Note 7 until the time of final settlement and her agreement to pay said Judgment Note in full at settlement, Husband agrees to waive any right, title, claim or interest he may have in the property located at 85 Oneida Road. Husband agrees to execute a Deed conveying his interest in said property to Wife contemporaneously with the signing of this Agreement. Husband's counsel shall hold said Deed in escrow until settlement. Wife shall execute a Real Estate Listing Agreement listing said real property for sale contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement and will provide a copy of said Listing Agreement to Husband's counsel. Wife shall continue to make timely monthly payments to the creditor on such Judgment Note until such time as the Note is paid in full. Wife agrees to indemnify and hold Husband harmless on any obligation on said Judgment Note. Upon the execution of this Agreement by Husband and Wife and execution of the Deed by Husband, the attorney for Husband shall immediately forward two originals of the Agreement and a copy of the fully executed and notarized Deed and to attorney for Wife. 8. PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS: The parties hereto waive any and all interest or claims which either may have in any individual retirement accounts, 401(k) accounts, Keogh accounts, IRA accounts and existing pensions or similar accounts of the other, as well as any claim or interest to or in any social security account or benefits. 9. STOCK OR BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS: The parties hereby agree that each shall become sole owner of their respective accounts for financial instruments and each hereby waives 8 any interest in or claim to any funds, instruments or accounts held by the other in such instruments or accounts. Any stock or brokerage accounts held in both names at the time of separation which are currently under wife's control and possession shall become the property of wife. 10. ALIMONY: Each party waives, releases and gives up any claim, now or in the future, for any spousal support, alimony, alimony pen dente lite, or maintenance from the other. 11. BANK ACCOUNTS: Husband and Wife each acknowledge that they each own or possess certain bank accounts in their respective names. They hereby agree that each shall become sole owner of their respective bank accounts and each hereby waives any interest in or claim to any funds held by the other in such accounts. Any savings or checking accounts held in both names at the time of separation which are currently under wife's control and possession shall become the property of wife. 12. MOTOR VEHICLES: With respect to motor vehicles owned or leased by Husband and Wife, both of the parties agree that the vehicle in the possession of and customarily used by each party shall remain the sole and exclusive property of that party. Each party shall be solely responsible for any debt secured by any vehicle held as his or her property. Each party shall be solely responsible for any lease payments or penalties owing or associated with any vehicle held in his or her possession, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the other party from the same. Each party shall be solely 9 responsible for any insurance and any other costs, including license, for each motor vehicle held as his or her property or in his or her possession. 13. COUNSEL FEES: Each party individually covenants and agrees that he or she will individually assume the full and sole responsibility for all other legal expenses for his or her attorney, if any, and Court costs in connection with the pending divorce action and shall make no claim against the other for such costs or fees except as set forth in this paragraph. 14. ADVICE OF COUNSEL: The provisions of this Agreement and their legal effect have been fully explained to Wife by her counsel, WILLIAM L. GRUBB, ESQUIRE, and to Husband by his counsel, JOANNE HARRISON CLOUGH, ESQUIRE. Husband and Wife each covenants that he or she has made a full financial disclosure to the other of his or her respective property, holdings and income. Husband and Wife each acknowledge that each fully understands the facts of this agreement and has been fully informed as to her or his legal rights and obligations and each party acknowledges and accepts that this Agreement, in the circumstances, is fair and equitable and that it is being entered into freely and voluntarily, with such knowledge and that execution of this Agreement is not the result of any duress or undue influence and that it is not the result of any collusion or improper or illegal agreement or agreements. 15. ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS: Each of the parties shall, from time to time, at the request of the other, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the other party any and all further instruments, deeds, titles or documents that may be 10 reasonably required to give full force and effect to the provisions of this Agreement, including all papers necessary to transfer title. 16. AFTER-ACQUIRED PROPERTY: Each party shall hereafter independently own all property, real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, of any kind, acquired by him or her, with full power to dispose of the same in all respects and for all purposes, as though he or she were unmarried. 17. TAX CONSEQUENCES: By this Agreement, the parties have intended to effectuate and by this Agreement have equally divided their marital property. The parties have determined that such equal division conforms to a right and just standard with regard to the rights of each party. The division of existing marital property is not, except as may be otherwise expressly provided herein, intended by the parties to institute or constitute in any way a sale or exchange of assets and the division is being effected without the introduction of outside funds or other property not constituting a part of the marital estate. 18. MODIFICATION AND WAIVER: A modification or waiver of any of the provisions of the Agreement shall be effective only if made in writing and executed with the same formality as this Agreement. The failure of either party to insist upon the strict performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent default of the same or similar nature. 19. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties, and there are no 11 representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings other than those expressly set forth herein. 20. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS: The descriptive headings used herein are for convenience only. They shall have no effect whatsoever in determining the rights or obligations of the parties. 21. INDEPENDENT SEPARATE COVENANTS: It is specifically understood and agreed by and between the parties hereto that each paragraph hereof shall be deemed to be a separate and independent agreement. 22. BREACH: If either party breaches any provision of this Agreement, the other party shall have the right, at his or her election, to sue for damages for such breach, to terminate any further payments required to the other hereunder or seek such other remedies or relief as may be available to him or her, and the party breaching this contract shall be responsible of payment of reasonable legal fees and costs incurred by the other in enforcing their rights under this Agreement, or in seeking such other remedies or relief as may be available to him or her. 23. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCES: Each party hereto confirms that he or she has relied on the completeness and substantial accuracy of financial disclosures of the other as an inducement to enter into the Agreement. The parties acknowledge that there has been no formal discovery conducted in their pending divorce action and that neither has filed and Inventory and Appraisment as required by Section 3505(b) of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code. The rights of either party to pursue a claim for equitable 12 distribution of any interest owned by the other party in an asset prior to the date of execution hereof which interest was not disclosed or known by the other party or his or her counsel prior to the execution of this Agreement is expressly reserved. 24. AGREEMENT BINDING ON HEIRS: This Agreement shall be binding and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 25. RECONCILIATION: The parties shall only effect a legal reconciliation which supersedes this Agreement by their signed agreement containing a specific statement that they have reconciled and that this Agreement shall be null and void; otherwise, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Further, the parties may attempt a reconciliation, which action, if not consummated by the aforesaid agreement, shall not affect in any way the legal effect of this Agreement or cause any new marital rights or obligations to accrue. 26. APPLICABLE LAW: This Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 27. VOID CLAUSES: If any term, condition, clause or provision of this Agreement shall be determined or declared to be void or invalid in law or otherwise, then only that term, condition, clause or provision shall be stricken from this Agreement, and, in all other respects, this Agreement shall be valid and continue in full force, effect and operation. 13 28. EXECUTION OF CONSENTS AND WAIVERS: Husband and Wife agree to each execute a Consent to a no fault divorce and each execute a Waiver of Right to Receive Notice of Intention to Seek Entry of Final Divorce Decree contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement. Counsel for Wife shall prepare the Praecipe to Transmit Record and additional paperwork and file the original Consents and Waivers and petition the Court for entry of final divorce decree. The marital Settlement Agreement shall be incorporated by reference but not merged with the Divorce Decree. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. HUSBAND: ephen C. Curran WIFE: ~_ ~~~ Pamela A. Curran 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TENNESSEE SS On this the ~sT of 2005, before me, the undersigned officer, rsonally appeared Pamela A. Curran, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within Agreement and acknowledged that she executed tie same for the purposes therein contained. ~-.~ ~ ~ n,~ ,~-~ COUNTY OF( $+, ~S -OS Ndtakv Public NOTARY R` PUBLIC U AT LARGE ,~, ACKNOWLEDGMENT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF ~U IT pC'f K~r1C1 SS On this the ~ of ~~~ e 2005, before me, the undersigned officer, personally appeared Stephen C. Curran, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within Agreement and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained. P s Notary Public 611NrlrEgO~~~j~ CAMI~IC~p~, 15 .. . i ".. 9 ~ . ~ i } ' _ r ~ .. . r~ -, :~ ~ ~C> U't f . _~. ~ ., 4) 1. v .! ~ ~,.? ~J. C'l ~~~ -tJ ~ ~~~ (_~ 1) ''i (tl :~ PAMELA A. CURRAN, : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF Plaintiff :CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v. : NO. 04-4333 CIVIL TERM STEPHEN C. CURRAN, Defendant : 1N LAW -DIVORCE PRAECIPE TO TRANSMIT RECORD To the Prothonotary: Transmit the record, together with the following information to the court for entry of a divorce decree: Ground for divorce: Irretrievable breakdown under §3301(c)of the Divorce Code. 2. Date and manner of service of the complaint: 08/28/2004, US mail, certified, restricted delivery return receipt, postage prepaid Complete either paragraph (a) or (b). (a) Date of execution of the affidavit of consent required by §3301(c) of the Divorce Code: by Plaintiff May 17, 2005 by Defendant June 15, 2005 Related claims pending: NONE 5. Complete either (a) or (b). (a) Date and manner of service of the notice of intention to file praecipe to transmit the record, a copy of which is attached: (b) Date plaintiff s Waiver of Notice in §3301(c) was filed with the Prothonotary: June 20, 2005 Date defendant's Waiver of Notice in §3301(c) was filed with the Prothonotary: June 20, 2005 William L. Grubb, Esq. Attorney for the Plaintiff c~ ~~ ~ o -„ i-_ ~r ~ ^ . ~~ -rs rn ~~ ?Q r,i `_ -~ t. `i `rn -- : a w =- 4 ~ t< IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PAMELA A CURRAN, DIVORCE A ~ /I•'lf~A~M. AND NOW, ~ ~~ ,~fJ~, IT IS ORDERED AND Plaintiff VERSUS STEPHEN C. CURRAN Defendant N O. 04 - 4333 DECREE IN DECREED THAT AND OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY ., STATE OF PENNA. ~ = xx. J,;. Pamela A. Curran Stephen C. Curran ARE DIVORCED FROM THE BONDS OF MATRIMONY. PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT, THE COURT RETAINS JURISDICTION OF THE FOLLOWING CLAIMS WHICH HAVE BEEN RAISED OF RECORD IN THIS ACTION FOR WHICH A FINAL ORDER HAS NOT YET BEEN ENTERED; NONE The Marriage Settlement Agreement entered into by the parties on June 1, 2005 shall be i but not decree. ATTEST: J. ______/I /!1) RTRT"--" PROTHONOTARY ~~~~5°~~~~~ `~ .S~ ~. ' ' ,.