Peters v. Peters

The plaintiff wife and the defendant husband were divorced by a decree of March 22, 1966, which incorporated a separation agreement of January 20, 1966, between them. Under this agreement, custody of their three minor children was awarded to the plaintiff wife and the defendant husband agreed to pay specific amounts for their support.

The separation agreement was incorporated in the divorce decree, and that decree stated that “the court * * * approves said agreement and adopts the same as the judgment of the court” and ordered both parties “to comply in all respects therewith.” The decree…