Berman v. Berman

Edith Berman, of Norfolk, Virginia, was married to Dr. Alvin H. Berman, a Baltimore dentist, in 1928. On June 5, 1929, she was awarded a divorce a mensa on the ground of desertion, and custody of their infant daughter, with “alimony” of $15.00 a week “the court retaining jurisdiction to modify this allowance upon the application of either party.” Mrs. Berman returned to Norfolk, where she resided with her father. After an unsuccessful attempt by the husband to have the alimony reduced in 1930, it was reduced to $10.00 per week in 1933. In 1941, she obtained employment at the Norfolk Navy…