Gould v. Gould

A decree for divorce, entered January 17, 1920, gave the custody of children to defendant, the mother, and required plaintiff, the father, to contribute toward their support. Defendant, on August 31,1922, petitioned that the decree be modified by increasing the amount so to be contributed. 3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 11417. The petition was granted. Plaintiff has appealed.

No new facts or change in condition of the parties arising since the decree to justify its modification are shown. It is well settled that in the absence of such showing the decree may not be so modified. Smith v. Smith, 139 Mich.…