Moore v. Moore

On 1 February 1974, in the Circuit Court for Washington County, Judge Paul Ottinger entered a decree and opinion which, among other things: 1) awarded James Maurice Moore, the appellee (husband), a limited divorce from Nina Lee Moore, the appellant (wife), on the ground of desertion; and 2) awarded custody of the minor children to the wife. On 26 February 1974, the wife returned to the marital home and the husband moved into an apartment. On 4 April 1974, the husband filed a bill of complaint for an absolute divorce on the ground of desertion. The wife denied the alleged desertion.

Although…