Legal Opinion
Catz v. Chalker
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1998No. Nos. 96-3114, 96-5776PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, J., joined by Merritt, J.,
WELLFORD, J. (pp. 295-96), delivered a separate concurring opinion.
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This is a very complicated case, both procedurally and factually. The parties have contested it through at least five trial courts and three appellate courts, with vigor and venom. To assist the reader, I will preface the formal recitation of the facts with an over-simplified summary.
Robert Catz and Susan Chalker are (formerly) young lawyers (formerly) in love. They were married in 1980 in Washington, D.C. In 1989, Catz procured a divorce in Ohio. Chalker says she never knew about the divorce and…
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