CHECKLIST FOR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

__ Complete terms

__ Clarity/no ambiguity

__ Definitions, if necessary (e.g. priority consideration)

__ Read provisions separately and agreement as a whole

__ Can all terms be complied with?

__ Consistent with public policy and law

__ Provision re: understanding terms, agreeing to terms, and 

entering agreement freely and voluntarily

__ Enforcement provision

__ Authority of signatories

__ If last-chance agreement, is there a waiver and is it clear?

__ Send it to the judge