Patterson v. Patterson

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court modifying a divorce decree and ordering defendant to pay $70.00 per month for the support of each of two children in place of $20.00 per month as originally decreed. In addition, that portion of the order requiring defendant to pay $450.00 attorney’s fee on behalf of plaintiff is disputed.

The original divorce was obtained in December of 1950 and at the time of the petition for modification the children were 15 and 13 years of age respectively. The petition itself alleges no fact indicating an increased ability on the part of the defendant…