Newhall v. Melone

Defendant appeals from the judgment entered on October 17, 1960, based upon an order made on October 14, 1960, fixing the sum of $1,300 as a fee to plaintiff’s attorneys for their services rendered in resisting defendant’s motion to reduce the amount of the payments for the support of the children of the parties.

Plaintiff obtained an interlocutory decree of divorce from defendant on October 31, 1952, and a final decree was entered on November 3, 1953. Both decrees ratified, approved and confirmed a property settlement agreement executed by the parties on October 23, 1952.

Each decree ordered…