Stapleton v. Stapleton

SUMMARY OPINION

PETERS, J.

11 This litigation arises from a divorce suit filed by David Stapleton (David) against his wife, Patricia Fussell Stapleton (Patricia). The trial court subsequently rendered judgment in favor of David, granting him a divorce, but ordered him to pay one-half of the accrued costs of court. He has appealed only that part of the judgment related to the assessment of costs of court. For the following reasons, we reverse that portion of the judgment and assess all costs of these proceedings against Patricia.

The facts are not in dispute in this litigation. David filed his…