Dunson v. Dunson

Lewis, Chief Justice:

This appeal by the wife from a divorce decree challenges the granting of the divorce on the ground of separation for one year instead of on her asserted ground of desertion, the adequacy of the award for alimony and counsel fees, and the failure of the court to require the husband to pay the amount in arrears for alimony under previous pendente lite orders.

The parties separated in August 1978 when the husband left the marital home and thereafter refused to return despite requests from the wife for resumption of the marital relationship. The record fails to explain or…