Moore v. West

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE LESLIE C. MOORE,1 Petitioner BelowAppellant, v. RALPH R. WEST, Respondent BelowAppellee. § § § § § § § § § § § No. 443, 2013 Court Below Family Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County File No. CN06-04608 Petition No. 12-26942 Submitted: February 28, 2014 Decided: April 7, 2014 Before HOLLAND, BERGER and RIDGELY, Justices. ORDER This 7th day of April 2014, upon consideration of the appellant s opening brief2 and the record on appeal, it appears to the Court that: (1) The appellant, Leslie Moore ( Wife ), filed this appeal from a Family Court decision dated July 23, 2013. The Family Court s decision reflected the parties agreement, entered following a two-hour hearing, that the appellee, Ralph West ( Husband ), would pay Wife a total of $2000.00 in four monthly installments of $500.00 in full satisfaction of her claims for alimony and contribution from Husband for an air conditioning debt. 1 The Court assigned pseudonyms to the parties pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 7(d). 2 The appellee did not to file an answering brief. (2) Wife s opening brief on appeal does not even acknowledge that the Family Court s order was entered with her participation and agreement in full satisfaction of her claims against Husband. A review of the transcript in this matter reflects that Wife fully understood Husband s offer of settlement and that she knowingly accepted his offer in full satisfaction of her claims. While she may now regret it, she offers no reason why she should not be bound by her fully informed agreement to settle her claims. Under the circumstances, we find no error in the Family Court s order entering the parties settlement agreement as a final judgment of that court. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the judgment of the Family Court is AFFIRMED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Randy J. Holland Justice 2

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