Robinson v. Robinson

Appellee-husband brought an action for divorce, alleging that he and his wife have been living in a state of bona fide separation since 1974, and that the marriage is irretrievably broken. Appellant filed an answer in which she admitted her husband’s allegation regarding bona fide separation, but denied that the marriage was irretrievably broken. Although appellant prayed that the petition for divorce be denied, she brought a counterclaim for temporary and permanent alimony, as well as “an appropriate allotment from [appellee’s] Army retirement funds for the payment of alimony.”

Appellee moved…