Barnett v. Platz

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

The central issue in this case is whether a release provision in a divorce settlement agreement waived a former wife’s claim to part of the equity in a piece of real property. We find that the provision did release the interest, and therefore affirm the trial court’s summary judgment ruling against the former wife.

Jodi Barnett and Robert Platz married in 1971 and divorced in 1982. Their divorce settlement agreement, which was incorporated into the final divorce decree, provided that Robert Platz would keep the marital residence in Gwinnett County, that Barnett would…