Alcalay v. Alcalay

Plaintiff appeals from that portion of the interlocutory decree which awarded her alimony of only $1.00 per year and denied her counsel fees and court costs.

Plaintiff and defendant were married in June 1952 and separated in September 1959. They have one child, Judith Leiba, born in March 1955. Plaintiff was awarded an interlocutory decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty. She was also awarded custody of the minor child. The father was ordered to pay plaintiff $25 per week for the support and care of the child.

The husband is employed by the State of California as an auditor and earns $644…