Shaw v. Shaw

Bussey, Justice.

This is a divorce action in which the husband has been granted a divorce by the lower court, at least in effect on the ground of insanity although ostensibly on another ground. The wife, represented by a guardian ad litem and appointed counsel, appeals. The parties have been married since July, 1945, and have three children, ranging from nine to twenty-four years of age at the time of the hearing in 1970. The separation of the parties commenced when, on June 1, 1964, the wife was confined to the South Carolina State Hospital where she still remains as a patient.

The divorce…