Brown v. Brown

The issue in this case is the extent of the power of a court-to . modify that portion of a divorce decree pertaining to the support of minor children.

The plaintiff and the defendant are the parents of two young hoys. In May of 1968, the parties, contemplating divorce, entered into a property settlement agreement wherein the defendant agreed, among other things, to pay the plaintiff the sum of $225 per month for child support. Shortly thereafter a divorce decree was entered. The decree incorporated the property settlement as a part of the decree, awarded the custody of the children to the…