Edelkind v. Boudreaux

Hines, Justice.

We granted discretionary appeal from the final judgment and decree entered in this divorce action, which incorporated a purported verbal settlement put on the record but not reduced to writing or executed by the parties. We did so to consider questions of the enforceability of the alleged agreement as well as the standing of former divorce counsel to seek its enforcement. Because we find that the attorney lacked such standing and that the superior court abused its discretion in enforcing the agreement, we reverse.

A divorce action between wife Boudreaux and husband Edelkind was…