White v. White
ANNE WHITE v. ROBERT S. WHITE
White v. White, 1 Wright 138 (1832)
Headnotes
Divorce — wilful absence — alimony—custody of the children.-
A divorce with alimony will be decreed to the wife, where the husband has left her with the children for more than three years without contributing to their support.
Summary
Divorce. Cause — three years’ wilful absence.
It was proven that several years after the marriage, the defendant left his wife and her children, without any apparent cause, and has *continued absent ever since, for more than three years, dur- [139 ing which time he has not in any way contributed to her or their support. She has sustained a good character.
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BY THE COURT.
A divorce is decreed. Give the wife the custody of the surviving child, and order him to pay $200 alimony and the costs, and in default let her take execution.
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