Halsted v. Halsted

This is an application to obtain the release of the lien of a child-support judgment on certain real estate described in the application. The trial court denied the prayer of the application and the applicant has appealed.

The evidence shows that Lawrence Halsted was granted a divorce from Geraldine Halsted on July 28, 1943. The decree directed the payment of $10 a month by Lawrence Halsted for the support of David Henry Halsted, a 1-year-old child of the parties whose custody was granted to Geraldine Halsted. An amount in excess of $1,100 remains due and unpaid on this support judgment which…