Matthews v. Matthews

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a divorce case in which the only two issues still being contested relate to the payments required of the appellant for the support of the parties’ younger two children.

Mrs. Matthews obtained a divorce in September, 1965. By a supplementary decree entered in October, 1966, the chancellor approved a property settlement (which the chancellor considered to be a liberal substitute for alimony) and directed Matthews to pay $300 a month for the support of his two minor daughters— .Dinah Dale, who was almost 18, and Dawn Elizabeth, who was six. There was no appeal…