Divorce agreement of the parties approved

Facts

The appellant [X.] (born 1960) and the respondent [Y.] (born 1961) were married on 20 December 1985 and became parents of two daughters. On 23 June 2010, the appellant filed for divorce. The District Court of Schwyz dissolved the marriage and regulated the consequences of the divorce. The appellant filed an appeal, whereupon the Cantonal Court of Schwyz upheld the judgment of the District Court to the extent challenged. By submission dated 4 April 2012, the appellant requested the Federal Supreme Court to judicially approve the "Agreement between [Y.] and [X.] dated 29.03.2012" drafted and signed by the parties themselves and to dismiss the appeal as moot due to the settlement.

Considerations

The Federal Supreme Court approves the divorce agreement of the parties dated 29 March 2012 with the following additions:

The parties have agreed that the appellant [X.] shall pay the respondent [Y.] CHF 55,000 and thereby fulfil all claims (property law, outstanding maintenance payments up to and including March 2012, party compensation and costs). Furthermore, [Y.] shall transfer her half of the jointly owned house to [X.] . The appellant shall assume the entire debt towards the mortgage bank and endeavour to release [Y.] from the debt.

Furthermore, it is ordered that the pension fund of [X.] shall transfer the amount…