Hagen v. Hagen

Phyllis Paxton Hagen, appellant, appealed from a decree entered July 24, 1963, whereby her husband, Dudley John Hagen, appellee, was granted a divorce a vinculo matrimonii under the provisions of Code, § 20-91 (9), as amended in 1962.

On July 29, 1959, Mrs. Hagen filed a bill of complaint against her husband alleging that he had deserted her on July 24, 1959. She prayed for the custody and support of their two infant children and separate maintenance for herself. Hagen filed his answer and cross-bill in which he denied the charge of desertion, alleged that his wife had constructively deserted…