Hooker v Hooker (nee Knight) [1965] JJ 475 (27 May 1965)
A wife's failure to join her husband in Jersey when transferred in the course of employment is not desertion if the husband expresses no wish for her to do so, even though accommodation was available for 10 years preceding the petition.
- Citation
- [1965] JJ 475
- Parties
- Petitioner: Hooker; Respondent: Hooker (nee Knight)
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 27 May 1965
- Procedural Posture
- Divorce / Judgment
- Outcome
- Petition for divorce on grounds of desertion dismissed.
- Legal Topics
- Divorce, Desertion
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Parties
Hooker
Petitioner
Hooker (nee Knight)
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Divorce / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a wife's failure to join her husband in Jersey when he was transferred in the course of employment constitutes desertion.
Ratio Decidendi
A wife's failure to join her husband in Jersey when transferred in the course of employment is not desertion if the husband expresses no wish for her to do so, even though accommodation was available for 10 years preceding the petition.
Court Disposition
Petition for divorce on grounds of desertion dismissed.
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