COHEN v. MURPHY


368 Mass. 144 (1975)

330 N.E.2d 473

EVELYN R. COHEN vs. STEPHEN J. MURPHY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

June 12, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony P. Sager for Stephen J. Murphy.

Present: TAURO, C.J., BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.


BRAUCHER, J.

A divorce decree awarded to the wife custody of the three minor children of the parties and ordered the husband to pay to the wife "the sum of fifty (50) dollars each week for support of said minor children only." The husband subsequently was awarded benefits based on total disability by the Veterans' Administration and the Social Security Administration, including benefits for the minor children. We hold that...

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