Legal Opinion
MATTER OF SPENCER v. Spencer
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 14, 2008PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
When a Connecticut child support order has expired because the child has reached 18 (the age of majority under Connecticut law), is a subsequent New York child support order for support of the same child to age 21 (the age of majority under New York law) a new order or a modification of the Connecticut order? We conclude that the New York order is a modification of the Connecticut order and that New York lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the petition for child support in this case.
Background
Susan and James Spencer, married in Connecticut, are the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Reis v. ZimmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Auclair v. BoldersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Daknis v. BurnsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Batesole-Harmer v. BatesoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Ferraro v. NashAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Hamilton v. HamiltonIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
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