Riesenmey v. Riesenmey

This is a proceeding to modify that part of a divorce decree concerning an allowance for the support of a minor child of the parties. The court rendered a judgment relieving the defendant entirely of the obligation to furnish support for his child whose custody had been awarded to the plaintiff. Plaintiff has appealed.

The facts show that in January, 1935, plaintiff was granted a divorce from the defendant. The decree awarded the custody of the minor child, Dorothy Lee (then about 11 years of age) to the plaintiff, her mother, and provided that the defendant pay to plaintiff the sum of $25 per…