Ellam v. Ellam

132 N.J. Super. 358 (1975)

333 A.2d 577

JAMES M. ELLAM, PLAINTIFF,

v.

ANN L. ELLAM, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided January 10, 1975.

Mr. William Dodd for plaintiff.

Mr. Monroe Ackerman for defendant.

McKENZIE, J.C.C., Temporarily Assigned.

Plaintiff instituted suit March 1, 1974, seeking a divorce on the grounds of separation. Defendant's amended counterclaim for divorce charges plaintiff with desertion.

The parties, who are childless, purchased a house in Elizabeth and commenced moving into their home in June 1972. They were experiencing severe matrimonial…