Marriage of Rutherford, Mtr Of

DODSON, Justice.

In this divorce proceeding, Kenneth Rutherford is the appellant and Nancy Lee Rutherford is the appellee. Mr. Rutherford appeals from a judgment rendered by the trial court on 20 September 1979. After reviewing the record, the parties’ conten-, tions, the arguments and authorities presented by the parties, and the applicable legal and equity standards, we affirm the judgment.

To focus on the issues presented by this appeal, we deem it necessary to state several pertinent matters which have occurred in this action. On 17 May 1974, Mr. Rutherford instituted this action by filing…