Comments on: Does Ricketts Apply to Actual Desertion?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:41:00 +0000

Exactly how does one go about proving a lack of “marital relations”?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:45:00 +0000

When will the Maryland legislature abandon its canonic fixation on concupiscence and finally join the civilized world and institute a “no-fault” divorce statute?

By: James J. Gross

James J. Gross — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:28:00 +0000

It could be eating meals together, going to church together, paying bills from a joint account, going to the movies together or having sex, but it doesn’t necessarily have to include any one of the above activities. It may be that you introduced each other as your husband or wife at a party or to a neighbor. It is the indicia of a marriage or facts and circumstances that would lead the judge to conclude the parties are living together as husband and wife. In the end it is up to the judge.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:03:00 +0000

Can anyone the legal definition of “living together as husband and wife”? Are there a clear set of agreements or behaviors? If it’s ala carte…Is it a “must include all” or “must include 3 out of 4″ agreements/behaviors?

By: James J. Gross

James J. Gross — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:02:00 +0000

You don’t need to wait for the outcome in Ricketts. Chances are good that it will be settled before trial. Even if Rickets is tried, every case is different and depends on its own unique facts as well as the judge who happens to try your case.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:24:00 +0000

I am, like I suspect many are, watching the progress of this case (an effort similar to watching grass grow). The question in the short term I have is…so you serve your spouse with paperwork citing Ricketts v. Ricketts. What in heaven’s name happens next? Do you say good night, go to your bedroom, and pray you wake up the next morning? Seriously though, I know that I’m waiting to hear what’s happening so that I can make the call whether to proceed with my own case now or to wait.