Grimes v. Grimes

BRADLEY, Judge.

This is a divorce case.

Ormond Grimes, Jr. and Edith Grimes were married on November 4, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia. The parties have one child, Justin, who is now four years old. In April 1981 the husband filed for divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of the marriage. The wife counter-claimed for divorce on the same ground and also on the ground of adultery.

The evidence adduced at trial showed that the husband is an orthodontist in Gadsden, Alabama. His income is approximately $80,000 a year. The wife does not work but was an elementary school teacher prior to the…