Gaines v. Gaines

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

Appellant, respondent, seeks reversal of a divorce decree from appellee, petitioner. The two issues on appeal are whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant a jury trial, and whether the trial court should have referred appellant’s motion to disqualify to the presiding judge of the administrative district. We affirm.

The record shows that appellee filed for divorce on April 13, 1982. Subsequently, a divorce hearing was set for June 28, 1982, but was not held because of settlement negotiations by the parties. Appellant obtained separate counsel in…