In Re Guardianship Of Thompson

When, as in this instance, the family consists simply of a father, a mother and one child and the mother has not abandoned the child but has become separated from the husband, in our opinion there is not an abandonment by the wife "of her family" within the meaning of Act 77. That this was the intention and understanding of the legislature is made clear by the fact that in a succeeding proviso the legislature provides for the very contingency of a husband and a wife living apart.