Bates v. Bates

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

At one time Jo-Ann M. Bates (Jo-Ann) and Howard A. Bates (Howard) were married to each other. Their marital bond was severed on May 14,1971, by the entry in the Family Court of a final decree of divorce in which Jo-Ann waived alimony and was awarded custody of the couple’s two children, aged three and one, and Howard was ordered to pay to Jo-Ann $30 a week for the support of the children. The decree also noted that the couple’s marital domicile was about to be sold and that consequently Jo-Ann had agreed to accept one-half of the net proceeds of the sale in lieu of…