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IN RE MARRIAGE OF GEERTZ

No. 87-551.

755 P.2d 34 (1988)

In re the MARRIAGE OF Donna J. GEERTZ, Petitioner and Appellant, and KEITH D. Geertz, Respondent and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided May 24, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary E. Westwood, Billings, for petitioner and appellant.

Christopher P. Thimsen, Billings, for respondent.

SHEEHY, Justice.

Donna Geertz appeals from the judgment and order of the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, which determined the parties had not entered into a common law marriage. We affirm.

The issues before the Court are:

1. Did the District Court properly bifurcate the proceeding in order to determine whether a common law marriage existed before addressing other issues?

2. Is there substantial credible...

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