Lawson v. Lawson

FRYE, Justice.

The specific question presented in this case is whether the acts of the parties in signing a separation agreement in the presence of a notary public satisfy the requirements of an acknowledgment under the appropriate statute. We answer this question in the affirmative. Thus, the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the trial court’s granting of defendant’s summary judgment motion because it was plaintiff who was entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.

Plaintiff wife filed this action seeking to enforce a separation agreement the parties had signed prior to divorce,…