Grout v. Alexander

The parties to this action were divorced by a decree of the Greenville County Family Court dated August 9, 1967. The decree awarded equal custody of the couple’s sixteen-year-old son, who was allowed to choose how much time he should spend with each parent. The husband, hereafter called respondent, was required to pay all necessary medical, dental and educational expenses of the child and $20.00 per week to the wife, hereafter called petitioner, for the maintenance of the child while living with her.

On February 25, 1971, the wife filed a petition in the cause alleging that respondent had made…