Goree v. Goree

In this proceeding, Shirley Ann- Goree was granted a decree of divorce and the sum of $20 per week child support. The cross-petition of the defendant, Merle Ray Goree, praying for an annulment of the marriage was dismissed. He has appealed, asserting that the granting of the divorce and the failure to grant the annulment were both erroneous.

Plaintiff and defendant had gone together since the plaintiff was a freshman in high school. They had had repeated sexual relations prior to 1989. The defendant entered military service on August 3, 1967. He served overseas in Thailand from December 7,…