Wood v. Wood

Plaintiff-appellant Bailey C. Wood was granted a judgment of divorce on April 30, 1981, on the ground that he and his wife, Prudence Wood, had lived separate and apart for six consecutive months with the resumption of marital relations not reasonably probable. 15 Y.S.A. § 551. The court found both parties to be at fault, but found that plaintiff’s fault was “substantially greater than that of defendant.” The decree granted care and custody of the parties’ two minor children to defendant, with plaintiff given reasonable visitation rights. It further provided for a division of the parties’ real…