Davenport v. Davenport

Head, Justice.

The act of the General Assembly entitled, “Revision of Divorce Laws,” approved January 28, 1946 (Ga. L. 1946, pp. 90-93; Code, Ann., Chapter 30-1), did not repeal or modify the applicable rules of law governing the wife’s right to alimony. Code § 30-210 provides that permanent alimony shall be granted in the following cases: “1. In cases of divorce, as *688considered in Chapter 30-1. 2. In cases of voluntary separation. 3. Where the wife, against her will, shall either be abandoned or driven off by her husband.”

In her former petition for divorce, the wife relied upon the ground of…