Stanco v. Stanco

The plaintiff wife moves to punish the defendant husband for contempt for failure to pay temporary alimony and the defendant cross-moves for a reduction of the award. Defendant was employed as a stevedore until he was injured in April of 1958, for which he has been receiving weekly compensation of $48.48 to date. His income tax returns for 1956 and 1957 disclose gross income of approximately $3,500 and $3,700 for those respective years.

*836On January 13, 1959 this defendant was directed to pay $60 weekly for the support of the plaintiff and the issue of the marriage and was required to pay…