Schwartz v. Schwartz

Pursuant to section 461 of the Family Court Act, petitioner brought a proceeding to modify the provisions of a decree of divorce obtained by her former husband in Mexico in December, 1962, insofar as it directed the payment of $122.50 per week for two children in petitioner’s custody. The Mexican decree confirmed a separation agreement entered into by the husband and wife providing for the support of the wife and children.

According to the petition, verified on October 29, 1964, the application was based upon a change of circumstances: the increased needs of the two children — who were 10 and…