Ortiz v. Ortiz

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

On July 24, 1950, in a divorce proceeding there pending, plaintiff Evelyn Ortiz was granted a divorce from the defendant Rafael Ortiz in the district court of Sedgwick County, the decree providing, among other things, that defendant pay plaintiff the sum of $10 per week for the support of their minor child Joyce Ortiz, who, according to the petition, was then twelve years of age. Defendant failed to pay the weekly child support payments as required by the order which, by July, 1955, amounted to approximately $2,755.

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