O'Hara v. O'Hara

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Perskie, J.

The basic question for decision on the facts of this case is whether the general release, given by respondent to appellant, after the entry of final decree for absolute divorce from appellant, bars her asserted right to a modification of the existing order for her maintenance and support.

The following are the facts which give rise to the stated question.

In a former suit by respondent, Marion Helen O’Hara, for the support and maintenance of herself and the child of their marriage, Marion Irene O’Hara, then a minor, a final decree was entered…