Greenleaf v. Greenleaf
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Kingsbury county. Hon. J. O. Andrews, Judge. Action for divorce. Motion by defendant to set aside that part of the decree requiring the payment by him of money for the support of his minor children. The motion was denied, and he appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from circuit court, Kingsbury county. Hon. J. O. Andrews, Judge. Action for divorce. Motion by defendant to set aside that part of the decree requiring the payment by him of money for the support of his minor children. The motion was denied, and he appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion. Where a divorce had been wrongfully granted and the children wrongfully kept from the party entitled to their custody the court upon such evidence has authority to return the children to him or to relieve him from their support. Christhoff v. Christhoff, 6 C. C. R. of Ohio, 512; Fitler v. Fitler,…
1Opinion of the CourtCorson, P. J.
On November 2, 1885, the plaintiff was granted a decree of divorce from the defendant by the district court of the late territory of Dakota, held in and for Kingsbury county. By the decree the custody and care of the minor children of the marriage were given to the plaintiff, and the part of the decree relating to the support and maintenance of the children reads as follows: “And that the defendant pay to the plaintiff, for the support and education of said children, the sum of $420 per annum, payable at Lake Preston, in Kings-bury county, Dakota, in installments of $35 each, on the 1st day…
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