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ANDREA TOPOS,
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO, 95-1399 CIVIL TERM
Plaintiff
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LASZLO TOPOS,
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN DIVORCE
Defendant
PRAECIPE TO TRANSMIT RECORD
To the Prothonotary:
Transmit the record, together with the following information,
to the Court for entry of a Divorce Decree:
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Ground for divorce:
irretrievable breakdown under
Section (Xl 3301 (cl
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of the Divorce Code.
(Check applicable Section).
2. Date and manner of service of the complaint:
March 30, 1995, by Certified Mail.
3. Complete either paragraph (a) or (b).
(a) Date of execution of the Affidavit of Consent
required by Section 3301 (c) of the Divorce Code:
by plaintiff
June 27, 1995; by Defendant June 26, 1995.
(b) (1) Date of execution of the Plaintiff's Affidavit
required by Section 3301 (d) of the Divorce Code:
(2) date of service of the Plaintiff's Affidavit upon the
Defendant:
4. Related claims pending: The Separation Agreement between
the parties shall be incorporated for purposes of enforcement, but
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shall not merge with the final Decree in Divorce.
S. Date and manner of service of the Notice of Intention to
File Praecipe to Transmit Record. a copy of which is attached
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MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT MADE this 21,A day of (Ylo('(~ , 1995,
by and between Andrea Topos ("Wife") - AND - LaSlilo Topos
("Husband"), at Harrisburg, pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto are husband and wife having
been married on June 14, 1986, in Hungary.
WHEREAS, diverse unhappy differences, disputes and
difficulties have arisen between the parties and it is the
intention of Wife and Husband to live separate and apart for the
rest of their natural lives, and the parties desire to settle fully
and finally their respective financial and property rights and
obligations as between each other including, without limitation by
specification: settling of all matters between them relating to
the ownership and equitable distribution of real and personal
property; settling of all matters between them relating to the
past, present and future support, alimony and/or maintenance of
Wife by Husband or of Husband by Wife; and in general, the settling
of any and all claims and possible claims by one against the other
or against their respective estates.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing
premises and of the mutual promises, covenants and undertakings
hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable
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consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by each of
the parties, Wife and Husband, each intending to be legally bound
hereby, covenant and agree as follows:
1. Divorce and SeDaration. The parties agree to the
entry of a decree in divorce pursuant to Section 3301(c) of the
Divorce Code of 1980. Husband and Wife shall at all times
hereafter have the right to live separate and apart from each other
and to reside from time to time at such place or places as they
shall respectively deem fit, free from any control, restraint, or
interference whatsoever by the other. Neither party shall molest
the other or endeavor to compel the other to cohabit or dwell with
him or her by any legal or other proceedings. The foregoing
provision shall not be taken to be an admission on the part of
either Husband or Wife of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of the
causes leading to their living apart.
2. Division of PrODertv. Husband and Wife agree that
the following constitutes an equitable distribution of the marital
property:
A. The following property shall become the sole and
exclusive property of Husband:
i. All items as set forth in Exhibit A.
Husband shall have ninety (90) days from the signing of this
Agreement to remove said items from the marital residence.
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11. 1994 Toyota Truck
B. The following property shall become the sole and
exclusive property of Wife:
i. Marital home located at 1702 Josiah
Chowning Way, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Wife shall be responsible for any and all mortgage payments on said
property. Husband agrees to execute a Deed contemporaneously with
the signing of this Agreement conveying said real estate unto Wife.
Wife agrees to attempt to refinance the mortgage on the marital
home within three (3) years of the execution of this Agreement. In
the event that Wife is unable to refinance said mortgage, she will
list the house for sale in order to ramove Husband's name from the
mortgage obligation. In the event that the house is sold, Wife
shall receive all of the net proceeds thereof.
Furthermore, Husband agrees to vacate the marital
residence by April 30, 1995.
i1. Oldsmobile Tornado
1i1. Husband shall pay to Wife the sum of three
hundred dollars ($300.00) per month for a period of thirty-six (36)
months. Said amount shall be paid on the first day of every month,
to be commenced May 1, 1995. This sum shall not be considered
income to Wife for Income Tax purposes.
c. All personalty in the possession of each party
as of the date of execution of this Agreement with the exception of
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the property as set forth in Exhibit "A" shall remain the sole and
separate property of each party respectively.
D. The parties acknowledge that they have each made
to the other a full accounting of their respective assets, estate,
liabilities, and sources of income and based thereon they mutually
agree that the property listed above constitutes the entire marital
property.
3. Income Tax Prior Returns. The parties have
heretofore filed joint federal and state tax returns. Both parties
agree that in the event any deficiency in federal, state or local
income tax is proposed, or any assessment of any such tax is made
against either of them, each will indemnify and hold harmless the
other from and against any loss or liability for any such tax
deficiency or assessment and any interest, penalty and expense
incurred in connection therewith. Such tax, interest, penalty or
expense shall be paid solely and entirely by the individual who is
finally determined to be the cause of the misrepresentations or
failures to disclose the nature and extent of his or her separate
income on the aforesaid joint returns.
4. Execution of Additional Documents. The parties agree
to each sign Affidavits of Consent to Divorce immediately upon the
expiration of ninety (90) days following the filing of the Divorce
Complaint. The parties agree to execute any deeds, assignments,
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titles or other instruments necessary and appropriate to accomplish
the aforesaid division of property.
5. Transfers Sub1ect to Liens. Notwithstanding any
other provisions in this document all property transferred
hereunder is subject to the existing lien or liens set forth ahove.
The respective transferee of such property agrees to indemnify and
save harmless the other party from any claim or liability that such
other party may suffer or may be required to pay on account of such
lien or encumbrance.
6. COMDlete Listina of ProDertv. The parties represent
and warrant to each other that the property described in this
Agreement represents all of the property in which they have any
right, title and interest, and that such property is subject to no
mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance or charge
except those which are disclosed herein.
7. Eauitable Division of ProDertv. By this Agreement,
the parties have intended to effect an equitable division of their
jointly owned property. The parties have determined that an
equitable division of such property conforms to a just and right
standard, with due regard to the rights of each party. The
division of existing marital property is not intended by the
parties to constitute in any way a sale or exchange of assets, and
the division is being effected without the introduction of outside
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funds or other property not constituting a part of the marital
estate. It is the intention of the parties to treat all transfers
herein as non-taxable.
8. Relinauishment of OWnership. Except as expressly
provided herein, Husband forever relinquishes any right and
interest he may now or hereafter have in any assets now belonging
to Wife, and Wife forever relinquishes any right or interest she
may now or hereafter have in any assets now belonging to Husband.
9. After-Acauired Property. Each of the parties shall
hereafter own and enjoy independently of any claim or right of the
other, all items of property, by they real, personal or mixed,
tangible or intangible, which are hereafter acquired by him or her,
with full power in him or her to dispose of the same as fully and
effectively, in all respects and for all purposes as though he or
she were unmarried.
10. Debts.
A. Husband and Wife hereby warrant that there exist
no joint debts.
B. All debts, contracts, obligations or
liabilities incurred at any time in the past or future by either
party will be paid promptly by said party, unless and except as
otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement; and each of the
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parties hereto further promises, covenants and agrees that each
will now and at all times hereafter save harmless and keep the
other or his or her estate indemnified and save harmless from all
debts or liabilities incurred by him or her, as the case may be,
and from all actions, claims and demands whatsoever with respect
thereto, and from all costs, legal or otherwise, and counsel fees
whatsoever pertaining to such actions, claims and demands. Neither
party shall, as of the date of this Agreement, contract nor incur
any debt or liability for which the other or his or her property
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may be responsible, and shall indemnify and save harmless the other
from any and all c1aime or demands made against him or her by
reason of debts or obligations incurred by him or her and from all
expenses, legal costs, and counsel fees unless provided to the
contrary herein.
11. Attornev's fees. Husband hereby agrees to pay one-
half of Wife's attorney's fees relative to her divorce action.
Husband's obligation to pay Wife's attorney's fees shall be paid in
full within 60 days of the issuance of a final Decree in Divorce.
12. Pensions. Each party shall waive any right, title,
or interest he or she has unto the pensions of the other party.
13. A1imonv. The parties mutually agree to forego or
waive any right to alimony.
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14. Full Disclosure. The respective parties do hereby
warrant, represent and declare that he and she has made a full and
comp1eee disclosure to the other of all assets of any nature
whatsoever in which such party has an interest and any further
enumeration or statement thereof in this Agreement is specifically
waived. Each party agrees that he or she shall not at any future
time raise as a defense or otherwise the lack of such disclosure in
any legal proceeding involving this Agreement with the exception of
disclosure that may have been fraudulently withheld.
15. Releases. Each party does hereby remise, release,
quitclaim and forever discharge the other and the estate of the
other from any and every claim that each other may now have, or
hereafter have or can have at any time, against the other, or in
and to or against the other's estate, or any part thereof, whether
arising out of any former contracts, engagements or liabilities of
the other, or by way of dower or claim in the nature of dower,
widow's rights, or under the intestate laws, or the right to take
against each other's will, or for support or maintenance, or of any
other nature whatsoever, except any rights accruing under this
Agreement or as otherwise stated in this Agreement.
16. Indemnification. Each party represents and warrants
to the other that he or she has not incurred any debt, obligation,
or other liability, other than described in this Agreement, on
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which the other party is or may be liable. Each party covenants
and agrees that if any claim, action or proceeding is hereinafter
initiated seeking to hold the other party liable for any other
debts, obligations, liability, act or omission of such party, such
party will at his or her sole expense, defend the other against any
such claim or demand, whether or not well-founded, and that he or
she will indemnify and hold harmless the other party in respect of
all damages as resulting therefrom. Damages as used herein shall
include any claim, action, demand, loss, cost, expense, penalty,
and other damage, including without limitation, counsel fees and
other costs and expenses reasonably incurred in investigating or
attempting to avoid same or in opposing the imposition thereof or
enforcing this indemnity, resulting to Husband or Wife from any
inaccurate representation made by or on behalf of either Husband or
Wife to the other in this Agreement, any breach of any of the
warranties made by Husband or Wife in this Agreement, or breach or
default in performance by Husband or Wife of any of the obligations
to be performed by such party hereunder. The Husband or Wife
agrees to give the other prompt written notice of any litigation
threatened or instituted against either party which might
constitute the basis for a claim for indemnity pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement.
17. General Provisions. This Agreement constitutes the
entire understanding of the parties and supersedes any and all
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prior agreements and negotiations between them. There are no
representations or warranties other than those expressly set forth
herein.
18. Fair and Eauitab1e Contents. The provisions of this
Agreement and their legal effect have been fully explained to the
parties by their respective counsel. Each party acknowledges that
he or she has received independent legal advise from counsel of his
or her selection and that each fully understands the facts and has
been fully informed as to his or her legal rights and obligations.
Each party acknowledges and accepts that this Agreement is, under
the circumstances, fair and equitable, and that it is being entered
into freely and voluntarily after having received such advice and
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.
19. Breach. It is expressly stipulated that if either
party fails in the due performance of any of his or her material
obligations under this Agreement, the other party shall have the
right, at his or her election, to sue for damages for breach
thereof, to sue for specific performance, or to seek any other
legal remedies as may be available, and the defaulting party shall
pay the reasonable legal fees for any services rendered by the non-
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defaulting party's attorney in any action or proceeding to compel
performance hereunder.
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20. IndeDendent SeDarate Covenant.. 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.
21. 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.
22. Execution of Documents. Each party shall on demand
execute any other documents that may be necessary or advisable to
carry out the provisions of this Agreement.
23. ADD1icable Law. This Agreement shall be construed
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
24. Non-Meraer. ThiB Agreement shall not merge with any
subsequent decree in divorce between the parties but shall survive
such decree and be entirely independent thereof. This Agreement
shall be incorporated for purposes of enforcement only into any
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Decree in Divorce which may be entered with respect to the parties,
but shall not be deemed to have been merged with such Decree.
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ReDresentation of Parties.
The parties have
mutually worked out the terms of this property Settlement
Agreement. Wife has been represented by Kristin R. Reinhold,
Esquire. Husband has been advised of his right to retain an
independent legal counsel to represent him in this matter, however,
being so advised that he is entitled to independent legal counsel,
he hereby waives his right to the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their
hands and seals the day and year first above written.
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On this .!)3( day of If! (UC)..- 1995, before me
Subscriber, a Notary Public, for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
came Andrea Topos, known to me or satisfactorily proven to be the
Wife in the aforegoing Marriage Settlement Agreement.
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On thisrQS day of 0\ (J,1l' J__ , 1995, before me
Subscriber, a Notary Public, for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
came Laszlo Topos, known to me or satisfactorily proven to be the
Husband in the aforegoing Marriage Sett1em A eement.
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8. The ground for divorce is: The marriage is
irretrievably broken,
9. Plaintiff has been advised of the availability of
marriage counseling and understands that she may request that
her spouse and she participate in counseling.
10. Plaintiff does not request that the Court require
that her spouse and she participate in counsel ing prior to a
divorce decree being handed down by this Court.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests this Honorable Court enter
a final Decree in Divorce.
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I, , hereby certify that the
aforegoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge,
information and belief. I understand that false statements
herein are made subject to the penalties of 19 Pa. C.S. 4904
relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
Dated: 03 - Oq. '-fS-
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ANDREA TOPOS,
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 95-1399 CIVIL TERM
Plaintiff
v.
LASZLO TOPOS,
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN DIVORCE
Defendant
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Jennifer L. Coyle, hereby certify that I served a copy
of a Complaint in Divorce upon Laszlo Topos, Defendant in the
above-captioned matter, on March 30, 1995, by certified mail,
addressed as follows:
Mr. Laszlo Topos
1702 Josiah Chowning Way
New Cumberland, PA 17070
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Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 95-1399 CIVIL TERM
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AFFIDAVIT OF CONSENT
1. A Complaint in Divorce under Section 3301(c) of the
Divorce Code was filed on March 17, 1995.
4. I understand that if a claim for Alimony, Alimony
2. The marriage of Plaintiff and Defendant is
irretrievably broken and ninety (90) days have elapsed from the
date of filing the Complaint.
3. 1 consent to the entry of a final Decree of Divorce.
Pendente Lite, Marital Property, or Counsel Fees or Expenses has
not been filed with the Court before the final Decree in Divorce,
the right to claim any of them will be lost.
5. 1 understand that I have the right to request that my
spouse and I participate in marriage counseling. Being so advised
I do not request marriage counseling.
I verify that the statements made in this Affidavit are
true and correct. I understand that false statements herein are
subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S, Section 4904 relating to
unsworn falsification to authorities.
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