Esparza v. Esparza

NYE, Justice.

This is a divorce case. The trial court in a separate hearing determined that a common-law marriage existed between appel-lee Maria Emma V. Esparza and appellant Florio R. Esparza. Subsequently, a hearing was held on the issue of divorce, property rights, custody and child support of two minor children, a boy, Florio R. Esparza, Jr., and a girl, Guadalupe Esparza. The controlling issue in this case is the validity of the common-law marriage and the status of the minor children. For convenience, Maria Emma V. Esparza will be called Emma, and Florio R. Esparza will be called…