Shutt v. Shutt

OPINION OF THE COURT

John R. Tenney, J.

Plaintiff and defendant were divorced in 1977. The original decree incorporated a separation agreement which provided for monthly child support payments of $100 per month for each of the two children and alimony to the wife of $80 per month. A modification of the agreement and the decree in 1981 eliminated the alimony and increased child support to $47.50 per week per child. The new agreement, incorporated in the amended decree, required the husband to pay the reasonable medical expenses of the children.

The defendant wife now alleges that plaintiff is in…