Devine
Devine v. Devine
Opinion
Opinion
Fox, J.
This is an appeal by defendant from an order: (1) relating to his visitation rights with the minor child of the parties; (2) requiring increased child support payments; and (3) holding defendant in contempt for: (a) failure to keep in force a certain insurance policy on his life, in which the child was named beneficiary; and (b) for his failure to make certain past due child support payments.
Plaintiff brought an action for divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty in October 1955. The case was heard as a default. An interlocutory decree of divorce was entered in June 1956. The final decree was entered July 3, 1957.
The custody of the minor child of the parties-—Kathleen—■ was awarded to plaintiff with defendant being given visitation privileges which consisted of physical possession of the child on certain weekends of each month. Defendant was ordered to pay plaintiff for support of the minor child the sum of $70 per month, until further order of the court.
On August 15, 1961, defendant filed (1) an order to show cause in re contempt, alleging that plaintiff had refused him his visitation privileges; (2) an order to show cause in re modification of the interlocutory judgment…