110 Wash. 644 | Wash. | 1920
The trial court entered its decree granting a complete divorce to the plaintiff from the defendant. It awarded to the plaintiff the care and custody of the minor child, Catherine Curtis, now about ten years old; all the other children are of lawful age. The decree also awarded to the plaintiff, among other things, the Curtis Studio, located in the city of Seattle, Washington, together with all its equipment, good will, business, contracts and accounts. It also requires the defendant to make payment of $100 per month for the support of the plaintiff and her minor child.
We have carefully read and considered the testimony. Therefrom it appears that the net value of all of the property of the parties is small. The studio constitutes the chief asset, and the debts against it are now almost equal to, its value. The appellant, for several years past, has given very little attention to it; he has given most of his time to other labors. The respondent has had some experience in this kind of work and we see no reason why she should not be able to run this studio successfully. It would serve no good purpose to review in detail this unfortunate affair. Suffice it to say that we are satisfied to affirm all parts of the decree except that portion with reference to the monthly payments in cash. There is already a great deal of bitterness between these parties, and this portion of the decree will likely continue and, if possible, increase such feeling. Whatever cash payments are made should he only for the support of the child during its minority, or until the further order of the court; such payments should he made to the respondent while she has the care and custody of the child.
We think the monthly payments should henceforth, after the filing of the remittitur, he in the sum of $50,
Holcomb, C. J., Fullerton, Tolman, and Mount, JJ., concur.