§ 2516 Certain property settlements

OLRC 119-134 · eCFR 2026-10-19 · 2 regs · 1 amending Acts · cited by 2 sections

Enacted 1954 · Act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 Amended · 1 Acts

19541984(1) (2)
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§ 25.2516-1 Certain property settlements.§ 25.2516-2 Transfers in settlement of support obligations.
Amended 1984
  • 1984 Pub. L. 98-369 Pub. L. 98–369 substituted in introductory text “within the 3-year period beginning on the date 1 year before such agreement is entered into” for “within 2 years thereafter”.

Cases: Estate of Satz v. Commissioner, 78 T.C. 1172 (1982); Natchez v. United States, 705 F.2d 671 (2d Cir. 1983)

Where a husband and wife enter into a written agreement relative to their marital and property rights and divorce occurs within the 3-year period beginning on the date 1 year before such agreement is entered into (whether or not such agreement is approved by the divorce decree), any transfers of property or interests in property made pursuant to such agreement—

(1) to either spouse in settlement of his or her marital or property rights, or

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    (2) to provide a reasonable allowance for the support of issue of the marriage during minority,

    shall be deemed to be transfers made for a full and adequate consideration in money or money’s worth.