Leland v. Brower

On the complaint of Ruth Leland, formerly Ruth Brower, the superior court of Cook County registered an Ohio divorce decree under which she had been awarded custody of the parties’ three children. The superior court then modified it by ordering the former husband, Richard F. Brower, to pay her $300 per month for the children’s support. The defendant appeals directly to this court contending, inter alia, that the superior court failed to give full faith and credit to the Ohio decree.

The Ohio decree incorporated an agreement dated April 24, 1961, pursuant to which the husband relinquished to…