Hodge v. Hodge

This is an appeal from an order modifying a decree of divorce in so far as it relates to allowance of alimony and support money, and purging the respondent of contempt for failure to pay the amount provided in the original decree.

The parties to this action were divorced in November, 1920, and an allowance of forty dollars a month was made for the * ‘ support of the plaintiff and her family; ’ ’ her family consisting of a minor child. The respondent fell far short on the payments required by the decree, and was brought into court by an order to show cause why he should not he punished for such…