Bowers v. Bowers

HATCHETT, Justice.

On April 2, 1973, Aurora B. Bowers filed in circuit court for dissolution of the marriage she had contracted in Massachusetts with John P. Bowers on November 22, 1969. No. 73-2902 CA (4th Cir.). The wife’s petition for dissolution was met with a motion to dismiss. At the time of the marriage, petitioner, who was and still is a Naval officer, was stationed at Key West. The first home the couple established was in Key West, and their second home was also in Florida, at Mayport. The husband testified, however, that he never intended to make Florida his residence, and considered…