Fedder v. Fedder

The basic question presented by this appeal is whether the actions of the parties during the more than eighteen-months period they had lived separate and apart were legally sufficient to justify an absolute divorce on the theory that there had been a mutual separation.

Lewis Fedder married Alice Fedder in December of 1960. It was the second marriage for both and no children were born of their marriage. They separated in December of 1963 and never lived together thereafter.

According to the husband, his wife became disenchanted with their marriage long before the final separation. She accused…