Grimm v. Grimm

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

The tortured histoiy of this case demonstrates the detrimental effect that procedural dysfunction in a marital dissolution action can have on the judicial process.1 The specific questions presented in this appeal are whether the court improperly (1) refused to vacate the plaintiffs withdrawal of the action and (2) declined to restore the case to the docket to permit the defendant to seek counsel fees. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Reasonable discussion of those issues requires a cursory review of the court’s voluminous file. This marital dissolution action was…