Reynolds v. Reynolds
Reynolds v. Reynolds
Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
The husband took his wife to his folks. His mother was the head of the household and carried the purse and apparently was in control. According to the wife’s story, her husband gave her nothing but twenty-five cents during the time of her living with him and when she wanted money he told her to ask his mother. The mother told the son to take his wife and baby and go. There was evidence of contentions between the mother and son which made the situation very unpleasant for the wife. She desired her husband to set up a home of his own. Under the circumstances it is no wonder that she felt that she was not welcome in the mother-in-law’s household. She went home to her folks several times but returned again. Finally she left, but it was not with the idea of a final separation. She is even now willing to return to her husband, if he maintains a separate home.
After reading the testimony, we can readily come to the conclusion that the husband was quite willing that
We think the learned court was right in adopting the recommendation of the master that the divorce should be refused.
Decree affirmed.
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- Divorce — Desertion — ■Refusal to provide wife with home — Mother-inJaw. A husband will be refused a divorce for desertion, where it appears that after his marriage he took his wife to his mother’s home; that the latter made the situation very unpleasant for' the wife; that the husband gave his wife nothing except twenty-five cents during the time they lived together; that when she wanted money he told her to ask his mother; that the mother told the son to take his wife and baby and go; that the wife went home to her own people several times, but returned again; that she finally left but not with the idea of a final separation; and that the wife had requested her husband to provide her with a separate home, but he gave no heed to her request.