Hart v. Hart

THOMPSON, Chief Justice.

This case involves an appeal from a trial court’s final divorce decree which incorporated the parties’ settlement agreement. In 2013, appellant Victoria Hart (“wife”) filed a complaint seeking a divorce from her husband, Lee Hart (“husband”). The parties’ pretrial efforts to settle, including mediation, were unsuccessful, and they proceeded to trial. They continued to negotiate, both with and without the aid of counsel, until the morning of trial but began selecting a jury after they were unable to resolve their differences.

Following a mid-day recess, the parties…