In Re the Marriage of Geertz

Donna Geertz appeals from the judgment and order of the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, which determined the parties had not entered into a common law marriage. We affirm.

The issues before the Court are:

1. Did the District Court properly bifurcate the proceeding in order to determine whether a common law marriage existed before addressing other issues?

2. Is there substantial credible evidence to support the District Court’s findings of fact?

3. Did the District Court erroneously conclude that Donna failed to establish that the parties assumed a marital…