Commonwealth Ex Rel. Milne v. Milne

Kenworthey, J.,

Opinion by

Since 1924 defendant has been paying under court order varying amounts for the support of his wife and children. The original order was for $200 per month; the last previous for $60 per month. The present petition was prompted by the bequest to defendant of a share in the income from the estate of his father who died May 23, 1941.

The court below made an order in the amount of $766 per month, or $9,192 per year. In arriving at that figure, defendant’s net income after taxes was computed to be $27,600. The ratio decidendi is expressed in the following paragraph of the…