Burman v. Burman

RICHARDS, J. pro tem.*

Plaintiff-wife appeals from an order awarding her pendente lite $150 a month alimony, $150 a month child support, $1,000 attorney’s fees and $250 court costs, and also from the order denying her exceptions to the commissioner’s findings upon which the aforesaid order was based.

The appellant’s principal contention is that the evidence established her needs and the defendant’s ability to pay in excess of $300 per month for the support of herself and their 13-month-old child pending the trial of the action. The general principles which govern the propriety of an award of…