Marriage of Cutrer CA4/3

FACTS

In February 2021, Golrizeh filed a petition for dissolution of marriage. In July 2021, the court entered judgment terminating the parties’ marital status and reserving jurisdiction on all other issues.

1 As is customary where the parties share a surname, we refer to them by their first names for ease of reading and clarity.

2 Golrizeh’s brief does not include any record citations for the alleged facts. To provide some background, we have identified relevant facts from the record.

2 I.

THE MSA AND SUBSEQUENT JUDGMENT

In March 2022, Golrizeh and Mark entered into the MSA. At a hearing a few weeks later, Golrizeh told the trial court she was forced to sign the MSA and was not represented by counsel when she signed it. Given Golrizeh’s testimony, the court scheduled an evidentiary hearing on the validity of the MSA and set a briefing schedule. The court “strongly suggested” Golrizeh retain counsel to assist her in challenging the MSA. The record on appeal does not include all the parties’ briefing on the validity of the MSA. But as of May 2022, Golrizeh was represented by counsel and filed a reply brief, contending the court should set aside the MSA because it was procured…