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Appellant executrix challenged a judgment

Appellant executrix challenged a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County (California), which held in favor of appellant wife in an action to collect child support from her deceased husband's estate.

The wife sought a reasonable contribution from the estate for the support of the deceased's minor children. The executrix denied the claim and the wife brought the action. The court affirmed the judgment in favor of the wife. What Is the Difference Between Escorts and Prostitution? The court held that contracts for support were often more or less indefinite and uncertain in certain respects. A support contract was not to be held unenforceable merely because the precise amount to be paid was not fixed by the terms of the agreement. In California the rule was that the obligation of a father to support his minor child which was fixed by a divorce decree or property settlement agreement, did not cease upon the father's death, but survived as a charge against his estate.

The court affirmed the judgment in favor of the wife in the action against the executrix to collect child support from her deceased husband's estate.