§ 10-667. Witnesses; appeals.

The divorce referee shall have power to cause witnesses, including the parties to the suit, to be subpoenaed to testify, respecting any charges made in the bill or the answer or upon any matter touching the material status of the parties, the performance or neglect, of any duty by either, to the end that justice may be done the parties and that society may be protected and the sanctity of the marriage relation preserved. The divorce referee shall have the power and authority, upon the trial of the suit, to examine all witnesses. He is authorized and empowered, in his discretion, to perfect an appeal, appeal in the nature of a writ of error, or a writ of error from the decree of any lower court in a divorce case where, in the opinion of the divorce referee, the general welfare justifies and warrants his taking such appeals. If the divorce referee should elect to perfect such an appeal, appeal in the nature of a writ of error, he may do so without being required to furnish an appeal bond.

(Code 1992, § 24-74; Priv. Acts 1973, ch. 161, § 4)