Butler v. Butler

The chancellor awarded Hope Okuno Butler (wife) a divorce from her husband, Albert B. Butler. She was awarded custody of the eight-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter of the parties and the husband was ordered, in addition to paying monthly mortgage installments and taxes on the jointly-owned residence occupied by his family, to pay monthly payments of $200 for support and maintenance of the wife and $300 for child support. The decree provided that $100 of the wife’s monthly support might be deferred by the husband until such time as he received an expected refund of approximately $2,500…