Legal Opinion
Heater v. Heater
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 10, 1959No. 2421PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
Appellant wife on December 12, 1958, filed a complaint for absolute divorce on-the ground of desertion. At the conclusion of the wife’s case the court dismissed her complaint on the ground that she had not resided in the District for the required statutory period. She appeals.
Inasmuch as the claimed desertion occurred in West Virginia, it is requisite that the wife be a “bona fide resident” of the District for at least two years prior to the filing of her complaint. Code 1951, § 16-401.
In our case of Jones v. Jones, D.C.Mun.App., 136 A.2d 580, we discussed various phases of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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