McQUARRIE v. McQUARRIE

No. 20190902-SC.

496 P.3d 44 (2021)

2021 UT 22

Melvin C. McQUARRIE, Appellant, v. Janette Colledge McQUARRIE nka Janette Kendall, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Filed June 17, 2021.

Rehearing Denied August 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie J. Nelson , Erin B. Hull , James A. McIntyre , Richard R. Golden , Salt Lake City, for appellant.

David L. Arrington , Douglas B. Thayer , Melinda H. Birrell , Lehi, for appellee.

Associate Chief Justice Lee authored the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Durrant, Justice Himonas, Justice Pearce and Justice Petersen joined.


¶1 As a general rule, a stipulated divorce decree is interpreted in accordance with the law of contract interpretation—with the goal of discerning the intentions of the parties, as reflected in the ordinary meaning of the terms of the decree as a whole. But that general rule is subject...

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