Pickens v. Pickens

Plaintiff alleged, as ground for absolute divorce under G.S. 50-6, that he and defendant separated May 8, 1959, and thereafter lived continuously separate and apart from each other.

Answering, defendant denied plaintiff’s said allegation and alleged, by way of further answer, defense and plea in bar, the following:

1. That plaintiff, in full recognition of his marital status and in discharge of his marital obligation to support his wife and children, has continued to support defendant and his two children and, during the past three years, has raised the amount of such support. These allegations…