SOWARDS v. SOWARDS

No. CV-22-0065-PR.

533 P.3d 959 (2023)

In re the Matter of: Barbara SOWARDS, Petitioner/Appellant, v. Tommy SOWARDS, Respondent/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona.

Filed August 17, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley David Murray (argued), Attorney at Law, Scottsdale, Attorney for Barbara Sowards.

Steven H. Everts (argued), Udall Shumway PLC, Mesa, Attorneys for Tommy Sowards.

JUSTICE MONTGOMERY authored the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BRUTINEL, VICE CHIEF JUSTICE TIMMER and JUSTICES BOLICK, LOPEZ, BEENE, and KING joined.


¶1 In this case we consider whether an injury settlement agreement between a married couple and a third party constitutes a valid and binding property settlement or postnuptial agreement. Because the settlement agreement in this case only addresses the disposition of the funds in question as between...

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