Jonah Paul Anders v. Mayla Anders

In 2014, Husband filed for an annulment based on allegations of fraud by Wife; Wife denied the allegations but still sought a divorce. The trial court did not find any fraud that would invalidate the marriage and granted Wife the divorcein a 2016 decree. Husband appealed, and we affirmed the trial court’s ruling. Then in 2024, Husband filed a petition to reopen the case, asserting that he now had evidence to supporthis original fraud allegations.The trial court denied the petition, finding that Husband’s attempt to relitigate the issues raised in the first appeal was barred by res judicata. Husband has again appealed. Because Husband’s petition to reopen the case, by all accounts a motion for relief from a final judgment under Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 60.02, was untimely, we affirm. Wife is awarded her reasonable attorney’s fees and costs associated with this frivolous appeal.