Sacket v. Sacket

The issue presented for our review is whether the trial court erred in relying on the attorney’s fees provision in a marital settlement agreement between the former husband and the former wife, which was triggered only when one of the parties “defaulted” on an obligation under the agreement. We find merit in the former wife’s appeal of the trial court’s non-final order pertaining to attorney’s fees and costs, and find that neither party “defaulted” under the marital settlement agreement. Thus, we reverse the trial court’s order as to attorney’s fees in part.

Appellant, the former wife, and…