State ex rel. Kirk v. Burcham

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 82 Ohio St.3d 407.] THE STATE EX REL. KIRK ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. BURCHAM, CLERK OF COURTS, APPELLEE. [Cite as State ex rel. Kirk v. Burcham,

1998-Ohio-224.] Mandamus to compel clerk of courts to journalize relator’s divorce decree—Writ denied when act already performed. (No. 97-1354—Submitted May 26, 1998—Decided July 29, 1998.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Lawrence County, No. 97 CA 1. __________________ {¶ 1} In 1989, appellant Tracy Kirk (“Kirk”) married Rodney Kirk (“Rodney”). They had two children. In 1996, Rodney filed…