Hardenbergh v. Hardenbergh

Citations

• 14 Cal. 654

Syllabus

<p>The refusal of the wife to accompany her husband on a change of his residence, followed by actual cessation of matrimonial cohabitation, and unattended by any excusing or explanatory circumstances, is evidence of desertion, and authorizes a divorce.</p> <p>Desertion consists of an actual cessation of matrimonial cohabitation between the parties, coupled with the intent to desert, in the mind of the offending party.</p>