Porter v. Porter

The parties were divorced in 1965, by a decree which incorporated the provisions of an agreement providing for stated payments to the wife (termed support) until “the remarriage of the wife” or the death of either party. The decree also included agreed monthly payments for child support. The defendant now seeks modification of the alimony provision because of changed circumstances. Belief was denied by the trial court on the authority of Stahl v. Stahl, 136 Vt. 90, 385 A.2d 1091 (1978). We agree, and affirm.

The changed circumstances are virtually undisputed. In 1972 the plaintiff, now living…