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dent abused respondent’s discretion in denying petitioner relief
under that section for that year. We hold that respondent did
not abuse respondent’s discretion.
FINDINGS OF FACT
Some of the facts have been stipulated and are so found.2
At the time the petition was filed, petitioner resided in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Petitioner and Craig Richard Mellen (Mr. Mellen), who
married in 1970, have five children--Jamie, Rick, Andrea, Andrew,
and Justin--and one grandchild, Jessica, who is Jamie’s daughter.
At the time of the trial in this case, those children and that
grandchild were 32, 28, 26, 25, 23, and 14 years old, respec-
tively.
After petitioner graduated from high school in 1959, she
completed a one-year course of study at Henagers Business Col-
lege, where she took courses in business, shorthand, and English.
After completing that course of study in 1960, petitioner became
employed, first as a medical claims clerk and then as a secre-
tary. In 1970, when petitioner and Mr. Mellen had their first
child, petitioner stopped working and remained unemployed until
1988, when she accepted a part-time position with Salt Lake
2Unless otherwise indicated or stated for clarity, all
findings of fact and conclusions herein that do not indicate the
times thereof pertain to the time of the trial in this case that
took place on May 14, 2002.
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