Doggett v. Doggett

By JUDGE MELVIN R. HUGHES, JR.

The question this case presents is whether plaintiff is entitled to a divorce on the ground of having lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption for one year pursuant to § 20-91(9)(a), Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, when she and the defendant husband have lived under the same roof during the one year period.

Upon review of the depositions and the file, it became evident that the parties live and reside at the same address. The Court then asked that supplemental depositions be taken for the purpose of supplying more evidence…