Hooker v. Hooker

The question presented by this appeal is whether, when both parties are sane, an intent to separate must be shown in order to establish the commencement of the two year statutory period required for a divorce under the provisions of Code § 20-91 (9) 1 (Cum. Supp. 1974).

On November 28, 1972, Cecil McGowan Hooker filed a bill of complaint against his wife, Hiroko Takemura Hooker, seeking a divorce on the ground that they had lived separate and apart without any cohabitation and without interruption since August, 1970. Mrs. Hooker filed an answer and cross-bill denying Hooker’s allegations and…