Speak v. Speak’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““To establish desertion three things must concur and must he proved; these are, cessation from cohabitation continued for the statutory period, intention in the mind of the deserter not to resume cohabitation, and the absence of the other party’s consent to the separation or misconduct on his or her part justifying the separation. ‡ 5¡« 5¡« ífc Üfi “The term ‘willful’ as so used has been held to mean ‘on purpose, intentional.’ * * * The word ‘willful’ does not imply any malice or wrong toward the other party. Used in this connection it means absenting one’s self from the society of the other spouse with the intention to continue to live apart in spite of the wishes of such other spouse and without any intention to return to cohabitation.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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