Shattuck

A decree of divorce between the parties hereto was rendered by the superior court of the county of Los Angeles, September 4,1895, and, by the judgment, certain property was awarded to the plaintiff, and it was also “ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the custody and control of Ethel Shattuck, a minor child of the plaintiff and defendant, be and the same is hereby awarded to said plaintiff.” No provision was made in the decree in reference to the maintenance or support of the child. November 23, 1899, the plaintiff filed a petition in said cause, and presented the same to the superior court, asking for an order requiring the defendant to contribute a reasonable amount of money, to be determined by the court, for the support of the minor child. In response to said petition, the defendant pleaded that the court was without jurisdiction to make the order prayed for, by reason of the fact that the original decree of divorce contained no provision or reservation in reference to the maintenance of the child. After hearing the petition, the court made an order requiring the defendant to contribute the sum of twenty dollars,per month for the support of the minor child. Prom the judgment…