Blocker v. Blocker

YATES, Presiding Judge.

Linda K. Blocker and Douglas Carey Blocker were married in 1988; they divorced in 1992. Douglas then married another woman and divorced her in 1997. Subsequently, Linda and Douglas resumed a relationship in which they cohabited. In November 2000, the parties separated.

On April 25, 2001, Linda filed a complaint for a divorce, alleging that there had been a common-law marriage from 1997 until the parties’ separation in November 2000. Douglas denied the existence of a common-law marriage. Several hearings were held on this matter, although none of the transcripts from…