Gotthelf v. Gotthelf

On July 19, 1929, the plaintiff, Ernestyne E. Gotthelf, filed a complaint for divorce from the defendant, Edward J. Gotthelf, Jr., in the superior court of Pima county, on the grounds of cruelty. In the complaint it was alleged that the issue of their marriage was Edward J. Gotthelf, III, aged 3 years, and that plaintiff was “a necessary and proper person to have the custody and control of said child”; that defendant was a practicing physician and surgeon capable and earning large sums of money, and that $250 per month was a reasonable allowance for the support and maintenance of plaintiff…