Q: Had a bed and board divorce and was sent papers by my ex to dissolve into a divorce need help with what below text means
ORDERED that the Marital Settlement Agreement entered into evidence at the time of the hearing on June 10, 2021, which was marked J-1, shall be a part of and incorporated into this Dual Final Judgment of Divorce with the parties full acknowledgment that the Court took no testimony as to the merits of same, but being satisfied that the parties entered into same knowingly, voluntarily and understanding the terms, ramifications and obligations thereof, having accepted the terms contained therein as fair and equitable, without coercion and without duress; and it is further
ORDERED that all issues plead and not resolved in the within Judgment are deemed abandoned.
A:
It sounds like your attorney and your spouse's attorney agreed to a divorce from bed and board for a specific period of time with either / both parties having the right to convert it to an absolute divorce at a later date and now your spouse is seeking to convert the divorce from bed and board to an absolute divorce and incorporate the settlement agreement into the absolute divorce.
I dont know the time frame for conversion or why there was a divorce from bed and board, but my suggestion is that you speak with the lawyer who represented you to get a better handle on it to decide whether the papers presented now are consistent with the terms of the divorce from bed and board and your understanding of the current status of your matter.
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