Settlement
An agreement by parties in a lawsuit to resolve the case without going to trial. This can be resolving all the issues or just a few of the issues. The issues resolved should be reduced into a written agreement that both parties sign and then submit to the Court for approval. This agreement can then be incorporated into a Consent Decree, Parenting Plan, Property Settlement Agreement, or Child Support Order. Which one(s) of those are depends on the type of proceeding.