Wright v. Wright

Citations

• 81 Fla. 456
• 87 So. 156

Syllabus

<p>1. Where there has been wilful, obstinate and continued- desertion by either the husband or wife for a period of a year, there is no obligation on the part of the deserted spouse thereafter to resume the marital relations, and the refusal to do so does not extinguish the cause of action.</p> <p>2. The refusal by a deserted spouse to resume marital relations after the obstinate, wilful and continued desertion for a period of a year, does not deprive him. or her of the right to a divorce on the grounds of such desertion.</p> <p>3. Where a husband or wife wilfully and wrongfully deserts the other, the willingness for, or tacit acquiescence in the desertion, on the part of the deserted spouse, will not defeat the cause of action if such wilful desertion is obstinate and continued for the period of a year.</p>