Perret v. Saacks

WALTZER, Judge.

The matter before us comes from a trial court judgment granting a legal separation of Sandra and Jay Saacks based upon mutual fault due to cruel treatment. Sandra Saacks, the plaintiff, appeals to this Court, claiming that the trial court was in error for finding her at fault.

Sandra Perret and Jay Saacks, a police officer, were married in 1969. They had two daughters, Stacy and Sherry Saacks, both of whom were majors at the time this matter went to trial. On May 22, 1989, Sandra Saacks filed a petition for separation based on cruel treatment by Mr. Saacks, which rendered their…