Grove v. Grove

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

Alleging the existence of a common-law marriage, Elizabeth Lowe Grove filed a complaint for divorce against Christopher Grove in November 1980. The cause was set for a hearing in January 1981. The husband did not appear. The court entered a default judgment. The final decree of divorce was entered in February 1981. The decree provided, among other things, that the husband pay $30 per week as child support for the parties’ two minor children.

In August 1990 the wife filed a “Motion to Increase Child Support, Motion to Amend Decree, and Motion for Rule…