Bennett v. Bennett

HATHAWAY, Judge.

This appeal is from an order of the superior court dated June 8, 1971 dismissing a petition for support benefits on the basis that a prior modification of the divorce decree deprived the court of jurisdiction. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in holding that the prior judgment deprived the court of jurisdiction to modify the award of alimony.

The parties were granted a decree of divorce on January 18, 1963. In the divorce decree the property settlement agreement previously entered into between the parties was ratified, confirmed and approved by the court and made a…