Cavanagh v. Cavanagh

This appeal disputes a judgment of absolute divorce granted defendant by .the circuit court on the ground of extreme cruelty. The court awarded custody of the four oldest boys, aged 14, 13, 12 and 8, to their father, .the defendant, and the other four children to their mother, the plaintiff.

The court found that defendant had presented the required proof for a judgment of divorce. Plaintiff contends, however, that statutory grounds for divorce were not established because the primary factors mentioned by the court, namely, the absence of hope for reconciliation and incompatibility, are not…