Clifford v. Clifford

The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Windsor County (Superior) Court entered on a motion to modify the divorce decree obtained by the plaintiff in 1964. The plaintiff and the defendant were married on September 5, 1943. In 1949 Mrs. Clifford was diagnosed and treated for multiple sclerosis, a disease characterized by progressive deterioration. In 1964 the Cliffords were divorced on the ground of intolerable severity. The divorce decree orders were based on a stipulation made prior to the granting of the divorce.

The decree awarded the custody of the children born of the marriage to…