Louthan v. Louthan

Elsie E. Louthan filed a petition in the circuit court to modify the alimony provisions of a decree of divorce and a subsequent modification order. The trial court ordered an increase in respondent’s alimony payments from $20 to $35 per week. Plaintiff appeals, contending that the increase allowed does not sufficiently reflect the change in her position as shown by the evidence; respondent has filed a cross-appeal, contending that there was no change in petitioner’s circumstances sufficient to warrant the increase allowed by the court.

The parties were married in 1929 and granted a divorce in…