Cupit v. Brooks

On December 9, 1952, appellant, Horace D. Cupit, Jr., obtained a divorce from his wife, the appellee, Mrs. Bonnie S. Cupit Brooks, on the grounds of desertion. His hill for divorce was uncontested. The divorce decree granted to appellee, the mother, the permanent custody of their three hoys, who are now, respectively, 12, 9, and 8 years of age, and ordered appellant to pay appellee for the support and maintenance of their three children the sum of $125 per month.

On May 11, 1954, appellant petitioned the Chancery Court of Hinds County to amend its decree of December 9, 1952, so as to reduce…