Legal Opinion

Beres v. Beres

Superior Court of Delaware

Decided July 7, 1959No. 6, Civil Action, 1959PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Christie, J.:

Plaintiff and defendant were married on May 29,1941. After an uncontested divorce hearing this Court found that defendant was guilty of wilful desertion and a decree nisi has been entered.

Plaintiff also demanded a property distribution in the form of an annual allowance as provided by 13 Delaware Code § 1531 and attorney’s fees.

At the hearing on March 24, 1959, there was evidence that plaintiff’s reasonable living expenses exceed her earnings. The evidence also shows that neither party has a separate estate of any real substance. Defendant’s property consists of an automobile, a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In re CaveWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Feldman v. FeldmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Rubin v. RubinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  3. George F. Collins, Jr. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  4. M v. MSupreme Court of Delaware · 1974
  5. A. I. D. v. P. M. D.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1979

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