Hamilton v. Hamilton

OSBORNE, Judge.

This case represents a classic example of the difficulty a divorced mother has in col lecting child support payments when the father is not willing to make them. The record having been compiled over a period of 12 years is somewhat lengthy and confusing, however, we will attempt to set out step by step the action taken by the mother to collect for her child’s support.

The parties, Eugenia D. Hamilton (now Bassett) and Jack M. Hamilton, were married on June 12, 1946, in Albany, Kentucky. On March 26, 1960, Eugenia Hamilton instituted suit for divorce in the Jefferson Circuit…