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Court grants absolute divorce, awards custody and personal property to wife
Summary
In a final decree hearing, the court granted Laurel Ann Dodson an absolute divorce on grounds of inappropriate marital conduct, awarded her personal property and primary residential custody of the remaining minor child and set child support based on imputed incomes.
Dixon County Chancery Court granted an absolute divorce to Laurel Ann Dodson and adopted her proposed parenting plan.
Judge David D. Wolfe awarded Dodson all personal property currently in her possession and designated her the primary residential parent of the remaining minor child, Leah Dodson. The court found grounds of inappropriate marital conduct and entered a final decree after testimony and sworn statements from witnesses.
Nut graf: The court imputed income and set child support using the evidence presented — the wife's gross income was stated at about $21,000 annually and the husband's income was effectively imputed at minimum wage for support calculations. The judge directed that the wife remain covered under existing insurance and that the final parenting plan be filed as part of the decree.
Witnesses described the husband's long absence, failed contact and limited financial support; the wife testified she had tried to find him and had no recent contact. A court-appointed parenting plan was accepted and the judge instructed the parties to file a final version of the parenting plan for inclusion in the decree.
Ending: The court entered the final decree, directed the parties to formalize the parenting plan in its final form, and closed the matter for that docket entry.
