Clark v. Clark

DURHAM, Justice:

1 1 Defendant Ceeil E. Clark (Cecil) seeks certiorari review of the court of appeals' memorandum decision in favor of plaintiff Linda Kay Clark (Linda). The court of appeals affirmed the trial court's finding of an unsolemnized marriage pursuant to section 30-1-4.5 of the Utah Code and reversed the trial court's granting of Cecil's motion for relief from judgment due to lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

12 Linda and Cecil had an eighteen-year solemnized marriage, which ended in divorce on August 27, 1985. Just a few months after the divoree was granted, Linda and Cecil…