Dusenberry v. Dusenberry

BRANCH, Chief Justice.

In this equitable distribution action Judge Allen found, inter alia, that defendant-wife “began having an adulterous affair . . . and began neglecting the plaintiff and their three minor children” which conduct was a “major reason for the break-up of this marriage . . . and . . . was the only serious and significant mistreatment of either party by the other party during the course of this marriage.” There were other extensive findings concerning the fault of the defendant-wife in this connection. Based upon his findings, Judge Allen concluded that the “relative fault of…