Acton v. Acton

RICHARD L. HOLMES, Retired Appellate Judge.

April Kilpatrick Acton (wife) and James Michael Acton (husband) were married on April 16, 1988. Two children were born of the marriage.

On March 23, 1995, the husband filed a complaint for divorce, requesting that the trial court award him custody of the two minor children.

On March 27, 1995, the husband and the wife went to the office of the husband’s attorney and executed documents necessary for the parties to obtain an uneontested divorce. On the same date, the parties also executed an agreement which was to be incorporated into the final divorce…