Adair v. Martin

STEAKLEY, Justice.

This is a proceeding instituted by the surviving wife, the mother of the three children of the marriage, against the executors of the estate of the deceased husband and father. Its purpose was to obtain a judgment for court-ordered child support payments that were unpaid at the time of the death of the father.

Virginia Adair and James E. Martin were married in 1955. They were divorced in 1960. The divorce decree granted Virginia Adair full custody of their three minor children and ordered James E. Martin to pay child support in the sum of $30.00 per week until the children…