Legal Opinion

Warren v. Warren

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided June 20, 1949No. 4-8939PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGeorge Rose Smith, J.

Upon the first appeal in this cause we affirmed the granting of a divorce to appellee but awarded alimony to appellant in the amount of $30 a month. Warren v. Warren, 214 Ark. 379, 216 S. W. 2d 398. Appellee’s failure to pay the first three installments resulted in a citation for contempt of court. The chancellor ordered payment of the amount past due but reduced the allowance for the future to $15 a month. This appeal questions the modification.

Of course the chancellor may modify an award of alimony from time to time, but the power is to be exercised to meet changes in the relative…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Zeddy v. ZeddySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
  2. Warren v. WarrenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1949

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Boyles v. BoylesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1980
  2. Allison v. AllisonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1959
  3. Hatcher v. HatcherSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
  4. Hatcher v. HatcherSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1979

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