Clark v. Clark

This appeal arises from a divorce decree awarding mutual divorces, dividing the community property, awarding child custody and providing for child support.

The parties, Walter Clark and Nora Clark, were married in 1948 in Renton, Washington. They have four minor chil dren: Sharon, Ronald, Susan and Kelly Jean, the eldest of whom was 18 at the time of trial. Walter Clark, plaintiff (respondent), filed for a divorce on February 1, 1966. Mrs. Clark, defendant (appellant), answered and also asked for a divorce. After trial, the court made findings of fact substantially as follows.

Each party was…