Marriage of Lee and Gougher CA2/6
Proceeding in propria persona, Marlin Lee Gougher (husband) appeals from the judgment dissolving his nine-year marriage to Queen Ann Gougher (wife). Judgment was entered following a court trial conducted via Zoom. Wife was represented by counsel; husband represented himself. The family court divided the parties’ property and ordered that husband make an equalizing payment to wife of $659.47. Although husband requested monthly spousal support of $1,000, the family court did not order spousal support. We affirm.
The Court Trial
The family court’s minutes state: “[Husband] testifies on his own behalf. He is currently incarcerated in a federal prison and requests that he be appointed counsel. The court explains that attorneys are not appointed in a civil dissolution action. He represents that he needs certain documents.”
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