Driscoll v. Driscoll

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

In this purported divorce action appeal is from an order finding no common law marriage existed between the parties and from an order refusing a hearing on a putative father’s request for custody of a minor child allegedly bom of the parties’ relationship.

Appellant Richard O. Driscoll commenced the proceeding by filing a petition naming Robin L. Driscoll as his common law wife and seeking divorce from her and custody of a minor child, Tisha Jean, bom to appellee during the existence of the marriage. Appellee responded in an answer and…