Washington v. Washington

Defendant appeals from an order for attorney’s fees and costs to enable plaintiff to resist two appeals taken by defendant from two orders in plaintiff’s favor.

A final decree of divorce was entered herein on May 11, 1951. By the terms of that judgment, which has long since become final, the custody of the minor child of the parties was awarded to plaintiff but no order for any payments for the support of said child was included therein, nor did said judgment contain any provision for alimony.

On February 10, 1955, the court made an order modifying the final decree to require defendant…