Mutual Consent: Separation Agreements and the Outcomes of Private Ordering in DivorceFootnote1

1. An earlier version of this paper was given at the Socio‐Legal Studies Association Conference in April 2005. Thanks in particular to Becky Bagatol for her helpful comments.

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