Kramer v. Kramer

Davidson, J„

delivered the opinion of the Court.

On 29 June 1973, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Theresa Z. Kramer, the appellant (mother), filed a bill of complaint for an absolute divorce from Howard Calvin Kramer, the appellee (father), on the grounds of cruelty, constructive desertion and an uninterrupted separation of five years. Included among the prayers for relief were ones for alimony and for custody and support of the three minor children of the parties, Pamela, then age 17, Theresa, then age 14, and Priscilla, then age 12.

On 10 September 1974 Judge John N. Maguire filed a…