State Ex Rel. Department of Economic Security v. Waldren

OPINION

BERCH, Vice Chief Justice.

¶ 1 We have been asked to decide whether a statutorily non-modifiable spousal maintenance provision in a decree of dissolution of marriage is subject to termination under Arizona Rule of Civil Procedure 60(c)(5). We hold that it is not.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 In 1986, George Waldren (“Husband”) and Jana Larson (“Wife”) married. Thirteen years and three children later, Wife petitioned to dissolve the marriage. In February 2002, the superior court ended the marriage by entering a twelve-page decree, which included the parties’ settlement agreement.…