Wanser v. Wanser

119 N.J. Super. 190 (1972)

290 A.2d 741

ETHEL MAE WANSER, PLAINTIFF,

v.

IRVING WANSER, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided April 24, 1972.

Edward Jasie, appearing for Newark Legal Services Project attorney for plaintiff.

HARTMAN, J.C.C. (temporarily assigned).

The wife in this default action seeks an absolute divorce from her husband under the recently enacted 18-month separation statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:34-2(d).

This section, which became effective on September 13, 1971, permits a divorce between spouses who "have lived separate and apart in different habitations for a…