Duperre v. Duperre

“Unless the decree . . . expressly provides for the cessation of payments ... its force continues until it is modified . . . . The libelee may not disobey the order of the decree. His right is to obtain judicial relief from further payments, and not to cease payments without the relief.” Eaton v. Eaton, 90 N. H. 4, 8. See Fowler v. Fowler, 97 N. H. 216, 218; Benjamin v. Benjamin, 99 N. H. 117.

In the case before us the order of September 13, 1957 continued in force on April 19, 1961 when the master’s report was approved by the Court and the arrears aggregated $505. Nothing in our law would…