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Reid v. Reid
Facts
Judith Reid married Dr. Robert Reid in 1965. Mrs. Reid worked in medical technology in a local hospital and Dr. Reid was in medical school. In 1966 the first of four children were born to the couple. In 1967 the couple moved to New York City where Dr. Reid completed internship and residency. Following a stint by Dr. Reid in the Navy, the couple moved to Charlottesville, where Dr. Reid obtained a position at the University. He became tenured, head of his division, and director of the nurse practitioner program. He subsequently left the University to establish a medical corporation. In the early years of their marriage Mrs. Reid was a homemaker. In 1980 she began part-time employment at her husband’s corporation, and ultimately became its controller. In 1985 Mrs. Reid and two other individuals formed a travel agency. However, in April of 1984 Mrs. Reid moved out, and in June she sought a divorce on the ground of constructive desertion. Dr. Reid responded seeking a div orce on desertion. The commissioner recommended denial of the divorce on fault grounds but the entry of a no-fault divorce decree. Both parties filed exceptions and a motion requesting preservation of the issue of fault for appeal.
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