Niemann v. Niemann

Gardner, Judge:

This appeal is from a divorce decree granted to Mrs. Niemann (the wife) on the statutory ground of continuous separation for a year. We affirm.

Mr. Niemann (the husband), a naval officer, was on involuntary sea duty during seven months of the one year period. He contends that the inclusion of the time spent on involuntary sea duty towards the twelve months needed for a no-fault divorce in South Carolina is contrary to public policy and a violation .of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. We disagree.

Whether time spent out of the…