Estate of Houston v. Houston

John E. Jennings, Judge.

In this divorce case, after the wife’s death, the chancellor set aside the decree and the parties’ property settlement agreement, and redivided the parties’ property. The wife’s estate appeals, conceding that the court had the power to set aside the decree, but contending that the chancellor erred in his division of the parties’ property. We agree, and modify the trial court’s order.

Gary and Janice Houston were married in 1974 and separated in May of 1987. They had no children. Gary Houston filed an action for divorce on June 9, 1987. About a month earlier, Alfred’s…