Plaskett v. Plaskett

This appeal is from a divorce decree. We affirm.

The parties were married on April 7, 1962, and are parents of a thirteen-year-old son. During the summer of 1975 they separated. Mr. Plaskett filed for divorce on the ground of incompatibility on July 10. Mrs. Plaskett contested the divorce but sought attorney's fees and asked that she be given custody of the child if a divorce were granted.

The first trial was commenced on December 10, 1975. At the hearing the trial judge adjudged Mrs. Plaskett guilty of contempt because of some altercations outside the court room, and then recused himself from…