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as a sales clerk at a military store and, later, at a 7-Eleven
store, even though she was aware that Mr. Capehart was opposed to
the idea of her working outside of the home. Petitioner
eventually started working as a bank teller, and about 2 years
later, her supervisor trained her as a new accounts clerk. At
the bank, petitioner received advanced training in selling bank
services, soliciting clients’ business, and handling safe deposit
boxes.
Throughout their marriage, Mr. Capehart made decisions
about purchasing the family’s homes, automobiles, and boats.
Although petitioner did not always agree with Mr. Capehart’s
decisions, she usually deferred to his judgment. While
petitioner often tried to please Mr. Capehart to avoid evoking
his temper, Mr. Capehart never acted violently towards
petitioner, even when she sought employment outside of the home
in spite of his opposition to the idea. Mr. Capehart never
physically abused petitioner or threatened her.
Petitioner and Mr. Capehart maintained a joint bank account,
from which petitioner was responsible for paying their bills.
Because Mr. Capehart was not good at math and did not like to
write checks, petitioner wrote and signed most of the checks
drawn on their account, and petitioner balanced the checkbook.
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