Durham v. Durham

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a divorce case. The parties, both Arkansans, were married in Arkansas in 1971. He had entered the Marine Corps earlier that year. Their married life was spent at various military stations. One child, a daughter, was born in 1980. The couple separated in October, 1982, and Mrs. Durham filed this divorce action that December.

After a four-day trial, at which more than 15 witnesses testified, the chancellor granted a divorce to the wife on the ground of indignities and awarded her the custody of the child. Her appeal, lodged in this court under Rule 29(1 )(c),…