Bowman v. Bowman’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. ““Upon the filing of a rule for permanent alimony our law automatically places upon the wife the burden of proving that the divorce was obtained by her or by her husband under the circumstances set forth in subparagraphs 2 and 3 of LSA-C.C. Article 160; she has not been at fault; and, she has not sufficient means for her support. Upon proper proof of these three elements the court may allow the divorced wife, out of the property and earnings of the husband, alimony not to exceed one-third of his income. LSA-C.C. Article 160. Our law does not intend nor does it contemplate that in a summary proceeding for permanent alimony the wife must necessarily allege with exactness and precision the elements which our law clearly requires she must prove before she is entitled to an award of permanent alimony. Accordingly, we conclude that the trial court was eminently correct in allowing proof of the defendant wife’s freedom from fault although her rule contained no averment that she was without fault in causing the divorce.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Richards v. Richards · 379 So. 2d 1206 - Moss v. Moss