A marital separation agreement is a contract in which spouses settle property, support, and parenting issues on their own terms. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has long held that spouses ending a marriage may enter into a binding agreement settling all questions of property and support, and that such agreements should be encouraged. Le Bert-Francis v. Le Bert-Francis, 194 A.2d 662, 664 (D.C. 1963). Because a divorce may now be granted on either spouse’s assertion that they no longer wish to remain married, D.C. Code § 16-904(a), the agreement does establish grounds, and outlines terms, and a complete
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