Eaton v. Eaton

By JUDGE ROBERT K. WOLTZ

This opinion based on ore tenus hearing 9 May 1984 resolves the respective claims of the parties for divorce, the complainant suing on the ground of adultery and the defendant cross-claiming on the ground of "reasonable apprehension of mental and bodily hurt." Temporary spousal and child support were previously determined and matters of equitable distribution and permanent support are deferred for the present.

The standard of proof in Virginia for divorce on the ground of adultery as set forth in Dooley v. Dooley, 222 Va. 240 (1981), is quite high. There, in reversing a…