Wilcox v. Bonura

JOHN S. COVINGTON, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Carlo S. Bonura, and Gleta Wilcox Bonura were married on October 17, 1970; they separated in fact in February 1980 and Gleta’s petition for separation based on abandonment was filed May 6, 1981. Carlo answered, denying he had abandoned Gleta, and reconvened for divorce on the basis of their having lived separate and apart “without reconciliation ... a period in excess of one year.” After a trial on the merits, the district court rejected Gleta’s petition for separation and granted Carlo’s petition for divorce. The judgment of divorce, signed June…