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Context: property division between a couple that is divorcing. (Whole document
is here: <https://goo.gl/yVYQe7>)

>
> 甲は乙に対し，本日，離婚による財産分与として，下記物件目録記載の不動産の甲の持分全部を分与することとし，本日付財産分与を原因とする甲持分全部移転登記手続をする。

In this sentence, I'm not sure if it's A that is receiving his share of
property, or if A is transferring (移転) all of his shares to B (乙に対し).

Judging from the context, I would say it's the former, but, gramatically
speaking, the 乙に対し is confusing me, because it implies that A is doing
something towards B. Also, 移転 implies that A is transferring something and not
receiving it. My attempt:

> Today, as for the property division regarding the divorce, A's shares of the
> real-estate properties listed below will be established and, on the base of
> this division, the registration procedure of the transfer of all A's shares
> will be carried out.

Thank you for your help!
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grammar translation syntax
Who is receiving what in this sentence with に対し?
A (甲) is _giving_ up everything and undertaking the procedures necessary to
transfer it to B (乙) as a consequence of the divorce settlement.

> 甲は乙に対し，

A shall with respect to B:

```

     Aに対する is construction that can be confusing because it looks like A対B    
     which would be A against B. But this is a confusion caused by thinking 対 
     means against rather than the meaning of 対
    
```

> 本日，

on this day

```

     (often this day =today but in the context of legal document it would mean 
     the day the settlement is executed) 
    
```

> 離婚による財産分与として，

As part of the property settlement on the basis/cause of divorce

```

    Xとして = as X
    Yによる = on the basis of Y / because of Y / with Y as its cause
    
```

> 下記物件目録記載の不動産の甲の持分全部を分与することとし，

Shall transfer to B A's shares in the properties listed below

```

    下記 = written below
    物件目録記載 = registration records for property
    不動産の甲の持分全部 = those property interests belong to A 
    することとし = することとする = shall do this action 
    (the switch from する to し is because the next action also is a part of the sentence).
    
```

> 本日付財産分与を原因とする甲持分全部移転登記手続をする。

and shall on this day as a consequence of this settlement undertake to the
procedures to have their registration transferred to B.

```

    原因とする =  as a consequence of
    甲持分 全部 移転登記 = (1) 移転登記 = to change the registration (2) 全部 = all. (3) 甲持分 = A's shares
    手続をする = to do the procedure
    
```

* * *

at least that's how I render it in English as a native speaker of English and
non-native speaker of Japanese.

甲 (A as your calling it) remains the agent throughout. So any time there's a
transitive verb, they are the one who does something.
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