Carew v. Carew

Interlocutory decree of divorce was granted to plaintiff wife. She was awarded the community property, the principal item of which was the family home. Defendant was ordered to pay $200 per month alimony and $100 for child support. Defendant husband had borrowed money from his mother for the down payment on the house. Four years after the loan was made, 10 months after this divorce action was filed, and only one month before trial, the husband gave his mother a note for $5,000 and a second deed of trust on the home securing payment of the note. The interlocutory degree orders defendant to pay…