Ditmar v. Ditmar

The parties were divorced in Seattle, Washington, on March 18, 1944. Plaintiff wife was given custody of their minor children, Ailene, Joan, and Robert, and an award of eighty dollars a month for their support.

By agreement, Joan went to live with her father in July, 1948, and the payment for child support was reduced one third. After a year, she returned to her mother, and the full eighty-dollar payments were resumed. In August, 1950, Ailene married and went to Wisconsin to live. Support payments were again reduced one third. In September, 1952, Joan went to live with her father permanently.…