Cohen v. Murphy

A divorce decree awarded to the wife custody of the three minor children of the parties and ordered the husband to pay to the wife “the sum of fifty (50) dollars each week for support of said minor children only.” The husband subsequently was awarded benefits based on total disability by the Veterans’ Administration and the Social Security Administration, including benefits for the minor children. We hold that those benefits are to be credited against the amounts due under the decree for support, and reverse a contempt decree based on a contrary view.

The divorce decree nisi was entered on…