Harden v. Harden

This is a divorce case.

The wife-appellant petitioned the Circuit Court of Calhoun County seeking the dissolution of an alleged common-law marriage. After an ore tenus hearing, the trial court held that the parties were not married and denied the relief requested by the appellant.

The wife, through able counsel, appeals. Finding no reversible error, this court affirms.

The record reveals the following: The parties to this action were ceremoniously married in 1967. Two children were born of this marriage though one of them was subsequently adopted by the wife's mother. The wife also had custody…