Washington v. Washington

Defendant appeals as of right the trial court’s judgment of divorce entered after a partial settlement and subsequent arbitration award on the division of marital property. On appeal, defendant challenges the trial court’s denial of her motion to set aside, vacate, or modify the arbitration ruling as being inconsistent with Michigan law. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS1

On August 18, 2004, and after a marriage of approximately 14 years, plaintiff filed a complaint to obtain a divorce from defendant. Less than four months later, the parties reached a partial…