Stork v. Stork

OPALA, Justice.

This certiorari presses for our decision two . issues: (1) Did the trial court err in refusing to correct nunc pro tunc the divorce decree’s stated date for the commencement of support alimony payments? and (2) Is the plaintiff entitled to a counsel-fee award and litigation expenses incurred in this appeal? We answer both questions in the negative.

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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

Walter and Barbara Stork [husband and wife] were divorced by consent decree entered on November 27, 1979, which was first signed by the parties and their counsel and then submitted to the trial judge for his…