Mernin v. Mernin

1. The judge honored the request in the libel for divorce (complaint) that “an allowance be decreed to your [plaintiff] for the support of herself and [the] minor children” and the request in the plaintiff’s financial statement (Rule 401 of the Probate Courts [1975]) for “child support” by ordering the defendant to pay the plaintiff $85.00 per week “for the support of the plaintiff and [the] minor children.” It does not appear that the plaintiff had ever notified the defendant at any time prior to the hearing on the complaint that she intended to seek a conveyance of the defendant’s interest…