McCreless v. Valentin

THOMAS, Judge.

Shonika McCreless and Steven Valentin were married on July 5,1997; there is one child of the marriage. The Morgan Circuit Court entered a judgment divorcing the parties on July 28, 2005 (“the divorce judgment”). According to the parties’ appellate briefs, the parties’ written settlement agreement regarding the division of the marital assets and debts and child custody and support was incorporated into the divorce judgment.1 The divorce judgment did not include a specific award of spousal support to either party.

Valentin was required to pay McCreless’s student loan in the amount…