Legal Opinion · Dissent
Wilcox v. Wilcox
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 12, 1946No. 34,192PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Dissent
In Quist v. Quist, 207 Minn. 257, 259, 290 N.W. 561, 562, we stated:
"The law is well settled that to warrant a modification of an allowance fixed by a divorce decree there must be proof of such a substantial change in the situation of the parties from that in which they were when the decree was rendered as to justify a modification. Sufficient cause must have intervened since the decree for changing the allowance."
In that case, the court stated that defendant, the husband, in support of his application, did not show any change in his income making him less able to pay. The court denied his…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Quist v. QuistSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1940
- Hagen v. HagenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
- Clarizio v. CastiglianoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
3Cited by1 opinion
- Wilcox v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946