FRANTZ v. FRANTZ

The sole custody of children, in an action for divorce, would not be awarded to the mother, where the mother was dependent on war income and needed time to adjust her life and financial abilities. A long view was required to be taken. Custody of the parties' children was awarded to the parties jointly with the proviso that the children remain at the institution in which they were housed at the time of the trial, at the expense of the father.

QUINLAN, J.

From the outset this young woman plaintiff has been exposed to rough usage. The defendant's habits prevent him from treating a wife properly. Physical acts and long and oft repeated neglect to the point of lack of sufficient food finally culminated in her refusal to live longer with the defendant. Her decision seems justifiable, based on intolerable cruelty, as the cumulative effect of the foregoing. It is too bad the husband can't amend his ways because of his affection for the children. The photograph, showing the children and both parents, reflects a family circle that both parties even now should think of, for the sake of the children.