Hawkins v. Hawkins

The complaint on this appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion in granting any alimony to the complainant in a divorce suit, and in the amount granted.

The suit was brought by Mrs. Hawkins against her husband in 1944 for a divorce a mensa on the grounds of cruelty and desertion, for alimony for herself and support for their two children, and for attorney’s fees.

The parties were married in 1925 and have two children—a son and a daughter, who were 16 and 13 years of age respectively when the suit was brought.

A decree was entered November 23, 1944, requiring the defendant to pay to…