McMahan v. McMahan

VALLÉE, J.

Plaintiff appeals from an order denying her application for an increased allowance for the support and maintenance of three minor children of the parties and for attorney’s fees in the proceeding for the increased allowance, and denying her application for attorney’s fees in a proceeding brought by defendant to obtain custody of the minor children.

On September 14, 1953 plaintiff was granted a final decree of divorce from defendant. Custody of four minor children was awarded to plaintiff. Pursuant to a property settlement agreement, defendant was ordered to pay to plaintiff $650 a…