Shohet v. Shohet

The appeal raises three contentions: (1) That the trial court erred in awarding the custody of the minor child to the respondent; (2) that the award of $350 per month for child support is excessive; and (3) that a total award of $1,500 attorney fees is excessive.

The plaintiff, Sharon Shohet, and the defendant, Juda Leon Shohet, were married in 1960. At the time of the trial plaintiff was thirty-one years of age and defendant was twenty-nine. The minor child, Aaron Richard Shohet, was born on May 4,1965.

Defendant Juda Leon Shohet obtained a Doctor’s degree from the Carnegie Institute of…