Lichtenberg v. Lichtenberg

This is a suit for divorce. The trial court denied a divorce to the plaintiff husband and granted a divorce to the wife on her cross-petition. The custody of the two-year-old daughter was given to the wife and plaintiff was ordered to pay child support in the amount of $40.00 a month. Costs and attorneys fees were assessed against the plaintiff. The plaintiff appeals.

The parties were married on February 10, 1947, and separated December 21, 1949. A daughter was born on January 29, 1948. The plaintiff was 23 years of age and the defendant 16 at the time of their marriage. Plaintiff is…