Whitehead v. Whitehead

This is a divorce case.

The husband, Robert Whitehead, and the wife, Ruth Whitehead, had been married for thirty-one years. There were six children born of the marriage, one of whom died in childhood. The five surviving children have all attained adulthood. In November 1985 the husband moved out of the marital home and in with Louise Ray, a thirty-nine year old divorcee. The wife filed for divorce.

After a hearing in January 1986, the trial court issued a judgment granting the divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. The wife was awarded the marital home and its…