Standridge v. Standridge

In my view, the court is wrong in concluding Annie Standridge’s marriage to Carroll Standridge was invalid. The court’s decision is based on the premise that, at the time Annie married Carroll, Annie’s divorce to her former husband, Terry Thacker, was not final. The majority court reasons that, although the chancellor entered on his docket that the Thacker divorce was decreed, a separate written decree had not been filed or entered. Besides working an injustice to Annie Standridge and her now deceased husband, Carroll, I believe the court’s decision will cause future problems and inequities,…