Taylor v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. ““The claim is that her refusal to come to Minnesota at plaintiffs solicitation constitutes a wilful desertion giving grounds for divorce. The husband has the right to fix the domicile of the family. But there are circumstances in which the wife is justified in making a qualified refusal to acquiesce therein or consent thereto. Each case must stand on its own facts, and we will not attempt to state a rule applicable to all cases. Where a husband tenders a home he must prove its reasonableness both as to place and mode of living. Here the wife’s refusal was temporary only. It was conditional upon plaintiff’s showing aptitude and ability. A wife should not be subjected to the humiliation of having to rest her support upon the bounty of her husband’s relatives. Nor should she be compelled to have her children grow up in that environment. Marriage anticipates an independent home though it may be humble.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lemke v. Lemke