Stern v. Stern

Plaintiff was granted a divorce August 14, 1945, custody of the 6-year-old minor child, and defendant was ordered to pay $50 per month for his support. In 1949, plaintiff filed a petition to increase said allowance and the circuit judge, after hearing, entered an order increasing it to $20 per week. Defendant appeals.

In addition to the allowance for the child, the decree of divorce required the defendant to pay to plaintiff $150 per month alimony while she remained unmarried. This was cut off by her remarriage shortly after the decree was entered. Her second marriage was terminated by divorce…