Morphy v. Morphy

The question presented by this appeal is whether the trial judge abused his discretion in renewing an order for alimony which had expired by force of RSA 458:19. Morphy v. Morphy, 112 N.H. 507, 298 A.2d 580 (1972).

The parties were divorced on July 3, 1962, after 20 years of marriage by a decree which incorporated their stipulations which in part provided for the payment to the plaintiff by the defendant the sum of $75 per week until her remarriage. The defendant continued to pay $75 per week until July 1971 although the order had expired in 1965. RSA 458:19; Morphy v. Morphy supra. After the…