Kelly v. Thompson

¶ 1 The Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County, entered a decree dissolving the common-law marriage and distributing the marital estate of Joseph W. Thompson and Delia Kelly. Thompson appeals. The issues raised are:

¶2 Issue 1: Did the District Court err in determining that the common-law marriage between the parties commenced in February 2005, rather than July 1988?

¶3 Issue 2: Did the District Court err in the distribution of the marital estate?

¶4 Joe Thompson and Delia ‘Dee” Kelly met when they worked at a veterinary clinic in Missoula in 1988. Joe was a veterinarian and Dee a…