They bind both sides equally.

And what they say, in substance, is: neither of you may sell, transfer, encumber, conceal or dispose of any property without the other’s consent or a court order; neither of you may incur unreasonable debt; neither of you may remove the children from the state; neither of you may change or cancel any insurance policy; and neither of you may change the beneficiary on anything.

They are served with the complaint.

They took effect on Julian on the nineteenth of September at 4:40 in the afternoon, when a state marshal handed him an envelope in the parking lot of his own office.