Kelleher v. Kelleher

This action was brought on behalf of Patrick Joseph Kelleher, a minor child, by his grandmother as next friend, to compel the father, Patrick Kelleher, to pay past-due installments of child support. A petition for rule to show cause was filed on February 6, 1973, and the father filed a written objection to the petition. After a hearing before the Honorable Robert C. Buckley, the petition was dismissed.

The issues presented for review in this appeal are:

1) Whether the court granting the divorce has jurisdiction, upon presentation of a petition by the minor child, to enforce the child-support…