Jirik v. Jirik

CROW, Presiding Judge.

Frank A. Jirik (“Frank”) appeals from a decree dissolving his marriage to Gail D. Jirik (“Gail”). They married July 25, 1956, when Frank was 24 and Gail 18.

The dissolution action was tried before the presiding judge of Judicial Circuit 39 on June 29, 1987. On January 26, 1988, the judge filed a comprehensive memorandum opinion containing findings of fact and conclusions of law on the multitudinous issues raised at trial. A decree of dissolution of marriage based on those findings and conclusions was entered February 3, 1988.

Frank, through a different lawyer than the one…