Burgess v. Burgess

Step Burgess (“the husband”) appeals from the judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court divorcing him from Reatha Burgess (“the wife”).

The wife filed an action seeking a divorce from the husband on June 9, 2010. Her complaint indicated that the parties married in 1981. By the time of the final hearing in the action, both of the children who were born of the marriage had reached the age of majority.

In July 2011, the parties entered into a settlement agreement dividing their marital property, including several parcels of real property. On July 29, 2011, the trial court entered a final judgment…