Ray v. Ray

Defendant wife appeals from certain provisions of a divorce decree granted to plaintiff which terminated the marriage of the parties as of March 1, 1972. The trial court awarded the plaintiff both the custody of the minor child and all the property of the parties. Defendant does not challenge the divorce itself; however, she does contest the decree as to the award of child custody and as to the property division. ①

The parties married on February 2, 1968. During the marriage they had one child, Mareie Robin Ray, born November 23, 1968.

The first three years of this marriage apparently were…