French v. Johnson

Regrettably, I view the facts deducible from the record in a somewhat different light than they appear to my colleagues. This does not mean that I am unappreciative of the basis of the main opinion, nor of the difficulties involved where the payment under the decree had actually accrued. Neither do I disagree generally with the statement of the opinion that the provisions of a decree “cannot be avoided by a parent’s conduct or agreement” as applied to current and future obligations. But this statement does not seem to make allowance for the fact that after one parent has actually supported a…