This week's ruling partially relaxes those criteria, making it easier for spouses, especially rich ones, to rely on agreements that keep specific assets outside a divorce settlement.

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However, changing a property settlement agreement and the division of assets is next to impossible.

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However, investigations into the bank by other authorities including the Department of Justice and the Office of Foreign Assets Control continue, and "this lone settlement does not draw a line through the matter, " Symonds said.

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These would probably be broken up as part of an independence settlement, not least because many of their assets are English.

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These reconciliations adjust the related GAAP financial measures to exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, other acquisition-related costs, a contribution expense, a legal settlement charge, and the associated tax impact of these items, where applicable.

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