Earley v. Earley

STEVENS, Judge.

The basic problem presented to this Court is whether the monthly payments to the former wife, specified in a property settlement agreement, were incorporated into the decree of divorce and are enforceable as support and maintenance.

*112The appellee, hereinafter referred to as the wife or as the plaintiff, filed an action for divorce on 9 June 1960. The complaint and summons were personally served in this State. The appellant, hereinafter referred to as the husband or as the defendant, filed no answer and his default was entered. A property settlement agreement dated 19 February…