Christensen v. Christensen

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Defendant Ethel T. Christensen appeals from a decree of divorce awarded to her husband, Robert O. Christensen. She contends (1) that the evidence does not support the granting of a divorce, and (2) in the alternative, that if the divorce is upheld, the award made to her was unfair and inequitable.

The parties are near the mid-century mark in age; have been married for 25 years; have reared five children of whom two, Norma, age 16 and Charles, age 13, are still dependent and living at home. From the evidence it appears that the marital barque has sailed a tempestuous…