Sands v. Sands

This appeal arises from a judgment of the trial court granting the plaintiff husband’s action for dissolution of marriage on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown. The parties were married on September 24, 1977, and have one child, born on October 30,1977. The decree granted custody of the minor child to the defendant wife, with the plaintiff having reasonable visitation rights, including one week in the summer. The decree also ordered the plaintiff to pay $20 per week as support for the minor child, and $1 per year as alimony to the defendant.

In August, 1979, prior to the trial, the parties…