Case Name: ANNE WHITE v. ROBERT S. WHITE
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1832-10
Citations: 1 Wright 138
Docket Number: 
Parties: ANNE WHITE v. ROBERT S. WHITE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases at law and in chancery, decided by the Supreme court of Ohio, during the years 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834.
Volume: 1
Pages: 139–139

Head Matter:
ANNE WHITE v. ROBERT S. WHITE.
Divorce — wilful absence — alimony—custody of the children.-
A divorce with alimony will be decreed to the wife, where the husband has left her with the children for more than three years without contributing to their support.
Divorce. Cause — three years’ wilful absence.
It was proven that several years after the marriage, the defendant left his wife and her children, without any apparent cause, and has *continued absent ever since, for more than three years, dur- [139 ing which time he has not in any way contributed to her or their support. She has sustained a good character.

Opinion:
BY THE COURT.
A divorce is decreed. Give the wife the custody of the surviving child, and order him to pay $200 alimony and the costs, and in default let her take execution.