Socha v. Socha

On February 11, 1965, a judgment of divorce was granted to plaintiff-wife, age 43, against defendant, age 47, on the grounds of repeated and extreme cruelty 1 -that defendant was physically incompetent. 2 They were married October 12, 1957: the first marriage for the husband, the second for the wife. There was no issue from the marriage; however, plaintiff had a daughter from her previous marriage, who resided in the household until her marriage in 1963 at age 18.

At the time of their marriage, the husband owned a home in Yulcan, Michigan. He also had $2,500 in postal savings, $600 in tbe…