Alton
Alton v. Alton
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Ford, J.
This is an appeal from a denial of the appellant’s application for an order requiring the respondent to make payments to her for her support.
A final judgment of divorce was entered on February 15, 1946, under which payments for the appellant’s support were ordered to be made. Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, on October 30, 1956, the court modified the then existing provisions for support and ordered that the respondent pay to the appellant the sum of $100 per month for her support, together with the sum of $100 per month for the support of a minor child. That order provided that it should “continue pending further Order of a Court of competent jurisdiction.” Thereafter, on December 3, 1958, upon the application of the respondent an order to show cause why that order should not be modified was issued. Pursuant thereto, when the matter was heard on January 15, 1959, the court made an order *754 which, as embodied in the minutes of the court, was as follows: "The Order of October 30, 1957, is modified and the support of the minor child, Michael, is to terminate forthwith. Defendant is ordered to continue making payments of $100 a month for the support of the plaintiff…