Cady v. Cady

The plaintiff husband instituted this action for divorce on April 17, I960' alleging extreme cruelty. In her answer the defendant wife denied his grounds for divorce and counterclaimed for separate maintenance because of his extreme cruelty. The judgment entered on April 3, 1961, dismissed his cause of action on its merits apd with prejudice, and granted her a decree of separate maintenance. She was given custody of their children and the possession of their home with its furnishings. He was ordered to pay her attorneys fees and to support her and the children, whom he was given the right to…