Foster v. Foster

In a bill of complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Chesterfield County, Carroll W. Foster sought a divorce from his wife, Sylvia Sehen Beckner Foster, on the ground of desertion. He also prayed for the enforcement of a separation agreement the parties had signed, which, according to his allegations, was fair and equitable. In her answer, the wife denied that she had deserted her husband and that the agreement was fair and equitable. She alleged that she had signed the agreement “under duress and after being threatened and intimidated by [the husband] and his family.”

By an order entered…