Helton v. Crawley

We will refer to the father as plaintiff. He and defendant, both lifetime residents of Missouri, were married in that state in February 1940. He was in the United States Navy when married, and at the time of the trial had been a member of the Navy continuously for twelve years. Though he had been away from Missouri during much of that time — having been in Greenland from October 1946 to March 1948 — his legal residence had always been in that state. While he was away his wife and children lived in her home town, Cainesville, Missouri.