Killen v. Killen

MAXWELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. A chancellor in the Lauderdale County Chancery Court granted Mattie Beatrice Jenkins Killen $200 per month in separate maintenance after concluding her husband, James Donald Killen (J.D.), caused the couple to separate and then refused to support Mattie. J.D. contests this award and the denial of his request for a cruelty-based divorce. Because Mattie did not materially contribute to the separation and J.D. failed to show the marriage was revolting, we affirm the separate maintenance award and the denial of J.D.’s divorce request.

FACTS

¶ 2. J.D. and Mattie…