Lambert v. Lambert

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

This proceeding to revive a judgment arises out of a divorce decree entered prior to the effective date of the new Dissolution of Marriage Act,1 § 452.300 et seq., RSMo Supp.1973. The trial court purported to revive the portions of the divorce decree which allegedly awarded alimony and child support. Appellant contends his obligation to pay monthly alimony and child support is contractual and not decretal and that, therefore, the trial court erred in reviving the professed decree.

At the time of their divorce, the parties entered an “Agreement” which, as pertinent,…