O'Donnell v. O'Donnell

On July 14, 1975, Lillian O’Donnell, the plaintiff in this action, filed a complaint in the Plymouth Division of the Probate and Family Court, seeking a divorce from her husband, George E. O’Donnell, the defendant in the instant action. Under a temporary support order, the defendant was ordered to pay the plaintiff $250 per month for the support of the plaintiff and their three minor children. The defendant fell behind in his support payments, and the plaintiff was forced to seek public assistance. Because the defendant was a resident of New York, the Brockton District Court, at the…