---
title: "Draft an instalment or settlement agreement from the approved terms"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/draft-an-instalment-or-settlement-agreement-from-the-approved-terms"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A46-A20260923-2"
practice_area: "Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft an instalment or settlement agreement from the approved terms

> Produce a first-draft instalment deed or consent judgment from the lawyer's approved payment plan, default clause and release.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/draft-an-instalment-or-settlement-agreement-from-the-approved-terms  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Debt Recovery & Civil Enforcement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Produce a first-draft instalment deed or consent judgment from the lawyer's approved payment plan, default clause and release. |
| What the lawyer must review | Check the arrears figure against the ledger Do not accept a release that is too wide: it is worse than no deal |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

Check the arrears figure against the ledger. A release that is too wide is worse than no deal.

- What the AI does: Produce a first-draft instalment deed or consent judgment from the lawyer's approved payment plan, default clause and release.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
2. Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
3. The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.

## Sources

- [Harvey: How to Write a Demand Letter Using AI](https://www.harvey.ai/blog/ai-demand-letter) (checked 2026-09-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Response to a hardship notice under the National Credit Code: information request, agreement and refusal letters](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/hardship-notice-response-letters.md) | Letter | Yellow | Three linked letters for a credit provider answering a debtor's hardship notice under s 72 of the National Credit Code: a request for information, an agreement to change the contract (with the s 73… |
| [Application for an instalment order (Magistrates' Court Form 61A)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/form-vic-mcv-61a-instalment-order.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Form 61A. A debtor or a creditor may apply. A debtor whose only income is Centrelink cannot be forced onto an instalment order. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/debt-recovery-and-civil-enforcement/draft-an-instalment-or-settlement-agreement-from-the-approved-terms/united-states.md) | Red |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*