Jeffries v. Jeffries

MILLER, Justice.

In this appeal we hold that the trial court did not err in (1) refusing to specifically find that the parties to the divorce action enjoyed a confidential relationship while negotiating a property settlement, and (2) refusing to set aside a default divorce decree.

FACTS

Carolee and Lawrence Jeffries were married in Wyoming in 1965. During the course of their marriage, which produced three children, they encountered marital difficulties. The two most serious occasions prior to their divorce were in 1975 and 1978, at which time they temporarily separated. The couple reconciled…