Chase v. Chase

On November 13, 1889, appellee, in the Circuit Court of La Salle County, obtained a decree of divorce from appellant on the ground of desertion. The parties had three children, and by the terms of the decree, the care and custody of the two older ones was given to appellee, the father, and that of the youngest one, Hugh Merrill Chase, then a boy of about six years old, was given to appellant, the mother. The decree also awarded to appellant $20 per month for the support and maintenance of the child, to be paid by appellee.

' Appellant having remarried and being about to leave the State of…