Commonwealth ex rel. DiDonato v. DiDonato

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The parties to this support action entered into what they believed to be a valid marriage contract. They lived together as husband and wife for about nine years until their separation in March 1942. One child was born. On May 29,1942, in a proceeding in the municipal court, relatrix obtained an order for the support of herself and the child, increased in October of the same year to $35 per week. In the first proceeding respondent agreed to pay $25 per week for the support of his “wife” and their child and an order was made on the agreement. In his answer to the petition in…