Opinion ID: 1713173
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The Agreement Is a Binding Court Approved Contract Between the Parties

Text: ¶ 14. A divorce agreement is no different from any other contract, and the mere fact that it is between a divorcing husband and wife, and incorporated in a divorce decree, does not change its character. East v. East, 493 So.2d 927, 931-32 (Miss.1986). Similarly, in Bell v. Bell, 572 So.2d 841, 844 (Miss.1990), we held that when parties in a divorce proceeding have reached an agreement that a chancery court has approved, we will enforce it, absent fraud or overreaching, and we take a dim view of efforts to modify it just as we do when persons seek relief from improvident contracts. ¶ 15. In this case, Herb and Leigh entered into a court-approved contract regarding the disposition of their marital property, including the former marital residence and the mortgage payment associated with such property. No evidence of fraud or overreaching exists.