Scarth v. Scarth

This is a proceeding to modify a divorce decree with respect to the amount which the defendant (husband) was required to pay for the support of the minor child of the parties. From an order raising the support payments from $35 per month to $60 per month, the defendant appeals.

The principal question relates to the sufficiency of the notice of the application to modify the decree. In order to present the problem, it is necessary to review the proceedings in the trial court.

The divorce decree was entered December 17, 1953, after a contested hearing at which both parties appeared in person and…