Asbridge v. Lefever

Defendant appeals from a judgment against him of $10,000 for past support of his children by his former wife, their mother.

The pertinent facts in this case may be summarized as follows: The plaintiff and defendant were married in 1945 and divorced in 1955. Before the divorce was completed the parties made a written stipulation which became part of the divorce decree. The stipulation assigned custody of their three minor children to plaintiff’s mother and grandmother. Defendant-father was to pay support and maintenance for the children in such amounts as plaintiff’s mother and grandmother and…