Stookey v. Stookey

Hunstein, Justice.

We granted the application for discretionary appeal from the superior court’s denial of a motion to enforce a settlement agreement in this divorce case. Because we conclude that the trial court erred in refusing to acknowledge the validity of the agreement, we reverse and remand the case with direction.

The parties had been married for 38 years when Retta Stookey commenced divorce proceedings. The evidence of record establishes that between January 2000 when the case was filed and August 2000 the párties participated in settlement negotiations and voluntary mediation. On…