Penland v. Penland

On August 6, 1959, a decree of divorce was granted to the plaintiff from the defendant. Custody of three minor children of the parties was given to the plaintiff, and it was ordered that the defendant pay -to the clerk of the Lee District Court the sum of $7.50 per week for the maintenance and support of each child, commencing on August 8, 1959, and weekly thereafter until “said children shall attain the age of eighteen years, marry or become self-supporting.” The children were at the time six, three and two years of age respectively. It is evident that no one of them had reached the age…