Fritz v. Fritz

Ernest S. Fritz (husband) was divorced a vinculo matrimonii from Eugenia B. Fritz (wife) by a decree of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County passed on October 21, 1975. His bill had been grounded on desertion. The decree read as follows:

“ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED, that the Plaintiff ERNEST S. FRITZ, be, and he hereby is, divorced a vinculo matrimonii from the Defendant EUGENIA B. FRITZ, and it is further

“ORDERED, that Plaintiff pay the costs of this suit.”

It will be noted that the decree did not deal in any way with the property rights of the parties or with the maintenance and support…