Brown v. Brown

The central issue raised is whether the trial court erred in finding that the defendant had consented to the separation of parties created by the plaintiff’s desertion, thereby making the separation voluntary within the meaning of sec. 247.07 (6), Stats. Other *358issues raised are whether the defendant should have been awarded allowance for her attorney’s fees in the divorce proceedings and whether the alimony award of $200 per month until May 19,1978, was too low.

The trial court gave three grounds for finding that the defendant had consented to the separation of the parties. The first was the…