Church v. Trotter

Lewis, Chief Justice:

Appeal and cross-appeal are taken from a family court order determining a number of issues between these parties. Because of the interrelationship of these issues and an error of law committed by the trial judge in resolving the threshold question, we remand the case in its entirety for redetermination as directed below.

Respondent (Church) was adjudicated incompetent in 1969. Two years later he met and married appellant (Trotter). The marriage lasted three days. Three months after the couple parted, divorce proceedings were initiated by appellant. Divorce was granted by…