Kramer v. Kramer

The plaintiff brought an action for separation in June, 1932, on the ground of abandonment. The defendant in her answer denied the charge of abandonment and set up a counterclaim asking for a separation on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. By an order granted October 25, 1932, as modified on appeal to this court, the plaintiff was directed to pay temporary alimony for the support of the wife and the two children in the sum of forty dollars per week, besides $1,000 counsel fees. Nothing has been paid, and the course of conduct of the plaintiff indicates that he has never had any…