Green v. McCart

Carley, Justice.

Thomas Green and Miriam McCart entered into a meretricious relationship in the 1980’s and, in 1997, they participated in a ceremonial marriage. In 1999, Ms. McCart filed for divorce. After entry of the final divorce decree, Mr. Green moved for a new trial, indicating that he was “making preparation to obtain all or a portion of the transcript.” A hearing on the motion was continued several times, based upon the lack of a transcript. Eventually, the trial court instructed Mr. Green to meet immediately with the court reporter and to arrange for the preparation of the transcript.…