Chrestman v. Chrestman

Thomas A. Aurelio, Spec. Ref.

In this action the court is called upon to decide whether or not it has the power to amend a Mexican bilateral decree of divorce obtained by the husband, by insérting therein a provision for the payment of alimony in a case wherein such decree does not provide for the payment of any alimony.

The parties were married on June 23, 1954, and there is no issue of the marriage. On or about May 12, 1961 defendant went to the City of Juarez, Mexico, and obtained a bilateral Mexican decree of divorce from this plaintiff. The decree does not provide for the payment of any…