15 Common Divorce Mistakes

Making agreements outside the settlement papers

Divorce is not the time for oral agreements. Your ex can promise you the moon, but without clarifying details in your official settlement, these promises won't hold up in court. "Normally there is a clause in the agreement that it is the full agreement and no other papers or oral agreements will be considered," says Smith. It may not feel right to make everything so official, but in the end, your ex can't snatch away your furniture or deny visitation. You have proof.