Dougherty v. Dougherty

The plaintiff and defendant were married in 1921. In 1944, plaintiff commenced an action for divorce on the grounds of desertion and mental cruelty. September 27, 1944, a decree was entered granting the plaintiff a divorce and awarding to her alimony and custody of their seventeen year old son. Prior to the time of the granting of the divorce, an agreement was entered into between the parties as to alimony and support. Paragraph 2 of the divorce decree reads: “That the defendant pay to the plaintiff the sum of $60.00 per month, as alimony and support for the plaintiff, and that the written…