Sullivan v. Sullivan

BISTLINE, Justice.

In 1969, after twenty-two years of marriage, plaintiff-respondent Shirley Sullivan filed a complaint against defendant-appellant Edward Sullivan seeking a decree ordering that the parties live separate and apart, that she have custody of their minor children, and that Mr. Sullivan pay her a monthly sum sufficient to provide her and the children “with the necessities and amenities consistent with their station in life.” Mr. Sullivan then employed counsel and *738counterclaimed, seeking a divorce and an equitable division of the community property-

Thereafter both parties,…