29 Va. App. 96 - Penrod v. Penrod’s Empirical Analysis

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9 state decisions

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1. “Wife admitted staying at Hardman’s house three or four times a week over a period of years, sleeping in the same room and sometimes in the same bed. Wife also admitted that she kept numerous items of personalty, including clothing, at Hardman’s home. Hardman and wife vacationed together, usually at Hardman’s expense. Hardman gave wife gifts, including a diamond ring. While wife testified that the relationship with Hardman was not sexual, other evidence ... indicated that Hardman and wife were involved in a long-term intimate and monogamous relationship. Wife admitted in her deposition that she consciously caused breaks in the time she stayed at Hardman’s home because of the “sixty consecutive days” requirement in the parties’ agreement. 4”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 49 Va. App. 359 - Stroud v. Stroud