Cooley v. Cooley

Defendant, former wife of plaintiff, sought a modification of the divorce decree to allow an increase in child support for the two children. The decree authorized $62.50 per child. The court increased the award to $100 per month per child. Plaintiff appeals.

No useful purpose would be served by reviewing the testimony in detail. The children were aged seven and four. At the time of the hearing the father was earning $9,000 a year. The mother received $1,500 a year child support, was unemployed and in poor health. Married at 15, her education was limited to grade school. She received an…