Lund v. Lund

The petition for contempt was filed more than three years after the original divorce decree and it is argued by the defendant that the present case is subject to the three year limitation on alimony orders. This question requires a construction of R. L., c. 339, s. 16, and particularly the italicized portion thereof. The statute reads as follows: "Alimony. Upon a decree of nullity or divorce, the court may restore to the wife all or any part of her estate, and may assign to her such part of the estate of her husband, or order him to pay such sum of money, as may be deemed just, provided that…