Laster v. Schoen

REGAN, Judge.

Plaintiff, Barbara Laster Schoen, filed this suit against her husband, Thomas J. Schoen, endeavoring to obtain a judgment of separation a mensa et thoro, custody of their three children, alimony and child support. Plaintiff asserted that the defendant abandoned her when he left the matrimonial domicile on April 24, 1970.

Defendant answered and admitted leaving their home; however, he explained that he was justified since his wife had requested that he leave many times before he finally departed.

From a judgment awarding plaintiff a separation a mensa et thoro, the defendant has…