Dean v. Dean

Plaintiff, Barbara Ann Dean, appeals as of right the trial court’s dismissal of her complaint for divorce from defendant, Gary J. Dean, and her petition for custody of the parties’ two minor children. Plaintiff and defendant were married in Wayne County, Michigan, on June 23, 1977. Two children were born of the marriage in that county. In June, 1980, defendant left Michigan and went to Texas seeking employment. He was joined by plaintiff and their children in September, 1980. In February, 1981, plaintiff and the children returned to Michigan, where they remained until June, 1982, at which…