Dupont v. Dupont

Plaintiff, to whom was awarded an interlocutory decree of divorce, appeals from an order modifying the provision of the decree relating to property, attorney fees and costs.

It is the contention of appellant that the court acted in excess of its jurisdiction in granting the motion for modification, made on the papers in the case and affidavit of the defendant. No ground was stated in the notice and the order merely recites “that good cause exists therefor”. The interlocutory decree awarded the plaintiff a lump sum of $1,000 as her share of the community property, the sum of $150 attorney’s…