Benito v. Benito

The plaintiff and defendant are husband and wife, respectively. Preliminary to the institution of a divorce action by the former against the latter, the parties conferred about the same; discussed a division of their property ; agreed upon the terms of a property settlement agreement ; and also agreed upon a provision for the payment of alimony. Thereafter, a complaint was filed; the defendant made a written appearance; stipulated that her default be taken; and, in due course, an interlocutory judgment of divorce was entered which decreed that the plaintiff was entitled to a divorce, approved…