ZHARKOVA v. Gaudreau

OPINION

Justice ROBINSON,

for the Court.

The plaintiff, Sofya M. Zharkova, appeals from a judgment of the Family Court dismissing her complaint for divorce against the defendant, Paul D. Gaudreau. In her complaint, the plaintiff alleged that a common-law marriage existed between the defendant and her. At trial, after hearing testimony from the parties and from several other witnesses, the trial justice found that the plaintiff had failed to prove the existence of a common-law marriage by clear and convincing evidence; accordingly, he dismissed the plaintiffs complaint.

On appeal, plaintiff…