Forwards are agreements in which assets are bought and sold at current prices for settlement at a later specified time and date.

远期合约是(双方)以确定的价格买卖资产并在未来某个约定的时间加以交付的协议。

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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.

本周法庭判决时多少放松了上述标准。因此，配偶，尤其是较为富裕的一方，较容易援引婚前协议，保护自己的特定资产不牵涉入财产分割中。

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Most exclude from the settlement assets acquired before the marriage (but Michigan and Colorado don't).

大多数州不认可婚前得到的协议资产(但是密歇根州和科罗拉多州认可)。

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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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