Spaziano v. Spaziano

This is a petition brought by a husband to modify the terms of a final decree of divorce entered on November 20, 1959, which required him to make a specified weekly payment for the support of the minor child of the parties. A justice of the superior court heard and granted the petition and as of July 5, 1961 entered a decree providing for a reduction in the amount of the payment for the support of the child. Prom this latter decree the wife has prosecuted an appeal to this court.

It appears from the record that the original divorce was granted on the ground of extreme cruelty and that the…