Thomasson v. Thomasson

In this divorce case we must determine whether spousal support was properly denied to a party free of marital fault, against whom a “no-fault” divorce was obtained.

Jack and Josephine Thomasson were married in 1963. No children were born of the marriage. The wife, a college graduate, had a Virginia teaching certificate. She taught school in the early years of the marriage, but permitted her certificate to expire in 1973. She has not attempted to renew it. The husband served in the army overseas, finished college, and obtained a graduate degree in business administration after his discharge…