Westerfield v. Westerfield

Van Fleet, V. C.

The bill in this case is filed for maintenance, under the twentieth section of the statute concerning divorces. The complainant is now before the court asking for alimony pendente lite, and counsel fees. The parties separated in 1867, and have never since lived together. The husband, since the separation, has contributed nothing to the suppott of his family. He went to Texas shortly after the separation, and remained there until about three years ago. His wife, in the meantime, has resided in this state, or in the state of New York. The parties have five children, four…