Alexander v. Alexander

Plaintiff filed a complaint for divorce against the defendant alleging that he was guilty of extreme and repeated cruelty. He did not counterclaim for divorce but rather opposed the application for divorce. The matter came to trial in June 1971 on the sole issue of whether a divorce should be granted.

It is well-settled principle that jurisdiction in divorce cases is statutory. Ewald v Ewald, 14 Mich App 665 (1968). The applicable statutes upon which the plaintiff relies are MCLA 552.7; MSA 25.871 and MCLA 552.8; MSA 25.88.2 Defendant on the other hand relies on the provisions of MCLA 552.10;…