Drawdy v. Drawdy

Gregory, Justice:

This appeal is from a divorce decree granting appellant Brenda Jones Drawdy a divorce from respondent John Wesley Drawdy on the ground of adultery. The decree incorporates a property settlement agreement entered into by the parties. The family court ruled the agreement was valid, binding and dispositive of all support and property issues without hearing testimony or admitting evidence on the relative financial standing and comparable wealth of the parties. We reverse and remand.

We have recently emphasized the duty of the family court to rule upon the fairness of a property…