Koolken v. Koolken

On March 30, 1933, Minnie Koolken, the wife of Abraham Koolken, filed a complaint with the clerk of the Family Court, New York county (then part of the City Magistrates’ Courts), alleging particularly that from March 2, 1933, her husband “ neglected to provide for bis wife and [two minor] children according to his means; that they have no means of their own and are in *229danger of becoming a burden on the public/’ and “ that her husband be dealt with according to law.’’ An order for support for ten dollars a week was entered against the husband.

By chapter 482 of the Laws of 1933 the Family…